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Protectionism, Evasion and Household Welfare : Evidence from Nigeria’s Import Bans

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  • Artuc, Erhan
  • Falcone, Guillermo Enrique
  • Porto, Guido
  • Rijkers, Bob

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This paper analyzes the welfare impacts of import bans in Nigeria, and how these are shaped by evasion. Bans were not effectively enforced, and contributed to informal trade. The imposition of bans nonetheless increased consumer prices by 5.8% on average. However, price increases are substantially attenuated for goods for which trade policy is harder to enforce. Import bans disproportionately hurt the rich: the benefits of evasion are regressive.

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  • Artuc, Erhan & Falcone, Guillermo Enrique & Porto, Guido & Rijkers, Bob, 2025. "Protectionism, Evasion and Household Welfare : Evidence from Nigeria’s Import Bans," Policy Research Working Paper Series 11195, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11195
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