Documents et rapports
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The Distributional Impacts of Health Taxes (anglais)
The link between health problems and the consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been widely studied. A large array of diseases is associated with tobacco, ranging from...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 178503 Date du document: 19 décembre 2022 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Fuchs Tarlovsky,Alan,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse
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Determinants and Welfare Impacts of Mobile Internet Adoption in African Countries (anglais)
Digital technologies (DTs) are becoming an important mechanism for unleashing inclusive development, particularly across Africa. The rollout of mobile broadband internet (3G) coverage has expanded substantially...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 175850 Date du document: 8 septembre 2022 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse
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The Origins and Dynamics of Export Superstars (anglais)
Export superstars are important for export growth and diversification and are typically born large. Firm-level data on manufacturing trade from 32 developing countries show that the top five exporters...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: 160952 Date du document: 1 février 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Freund,Caroline,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse
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The role of imports for exporter performance in Peru (anglais)
Using highly disaggregated firm-level customs transaction data for imports and exports in Peru over the 2000–2012 period, this paper explores the relationship between imports of intermediate inputs and...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS7492 Date du document: 13 novembre 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse,Fernandes,Ana Margarida,Farolec,Thomas
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Exporter behavior, country size and stage of development : evidence from the exporter dynamics database (anglais)
This paper presents new data on the micro structure of the export sector for 45 countries and studies how exporter behavior varies with country size and stage of development. Larger countries and more...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS7452 Date du document: 21 octobre 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Fernandes,Ana Margarida,Freund,Caroline,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse
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Export competitiveness: Why Domestic Market Competition Matters (anglais)
This review of the empirical literature shows that industries with more intense domestic competition will export more. Competition law enforcement can be traced to export performance and is complementary...
Type de document: Point de vue Numéro du rapport: 97914 Date du document: 1 juin 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Goodwin,Tanja K.,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse
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Trade in Zimbabwe : changing incentives to enhance competitiveness (anglais)
In Zimbabwe trade has been a driver of economic growth, rising incomes, and progressive empowerment of Zimbabweans through rising standards of living and the promise of better jobs. Since 1980, through...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 96622 Date du document: 22 mai 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Newfarmer,Richard S.,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse
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Export superstars (anglais)
This paper shows that the top 1 percent of exporters critically shape trade patterns, using firm-level data from 32 countries. In particular, variation in average firm size (the intensive margin) explains...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS6222 Date du document: 1 octobre 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Freund,Caroline,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse
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Exporter dynamics database (anglais)
This paper introduces the Exporter Dynamics Database. The database includes exporter characteristics and measures of exporter growth based on firm-level customs information from 38 developing and seven...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS6229 Date du document: 1 octobre 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cebeci,Tolga,Fernandes,Ana Margarida,Freund,Caroline,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse
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Pathways to African export sustainability (anglais)
This report provides tentative leads toward such policy prescriptions, based on an overview of the empirical evidence. Chapter one sets the stage by putting Africa's export-survival performance into perspective...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 70910 Date du document: 2 juillet 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Brenton,Paul,Cadot,Olivier,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse
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Success and failure of African exporters (anglais)
Using a novel dataset with transactions level exports data from four African countries (Malawi, Mali, Senegal and Tanzania), this paper uncovers evidence of a high degree of experimentation at the extensive...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5657 Date du document: 1 mai 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cadot,Olivier,Iacovone,Leonardo,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse,Rauch,Ferdinand Gordian
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Export entrepreneurs : evidence from Peru (anglais)
This paper examines firm entry and survival in exporting, and in products and markets not previously served by any domestic exporters. The authors use data on the nontraditional agriculture sector in Peru...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5407 Date du document: 1 août 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Freund,Caroline,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse
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Export surges : the power of a competitive currency (anglais)
How can countries stimulate and sustain strong export growth? To answer this question, the authors examine 92 episodes of export surges, defined as significant increases in manufacturing export growth...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4750 Date du document: 1 octobre 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Freund,Caroline,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse
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Patterns of export diversification in developing countries : intensive and extensive margins (anglais)
This paper uses highly disaggregated trade data to investigate geographic and product diversification patterns across a group of developing nations for the period from 1990 to 2005. The econometric investigation...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4473 Date du document: 1 janvier 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Amurgo-Pacheco, Alberto,Pierola Castro,Martha Denisse