Export Promotion Agencies: What Works And What Doesn't

The number of national export promotion agencies (EPAs) has tripled over the past two decades. While more countries have made them part of their national export strategy, studies have criticized their efficiency in developing countries. Partly in reaction to these critiques, EPAs have been retooled...

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Main Authors: Lederman, Daniel 1968- (Author), Payton, Lucy (Author), Olarreaga, Marcelo (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2006
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Summary:The number of national export promotion agencies (EPAs) has tripled over the past two decades. While more countries have made them part of their national export strategy, studies have criticized their efficiency in developing countries. Partly in reaction to these critiques, EPAs have been retooled (see ITC 1998 or 2000, for example). This paper studies the impact of existing EPAs and their strategies based on a new data set covering 104 industrial and developing countries. Results suggest that on average they have a strong and statistically significant impact on exports. For each
Item Description:Weitere Ausgabe: Lederman, Daniel: Export Promotion Agencies
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (48 Seiten)