The impact of trade on productivity is a crucial policy question for development, but prior work predominantly focuses on the formal sector. This paper constructs new panel data on formally registered and unregistered establishments in Cambodia. For identification, I exploit a natural experiment from Cambodia; the EU’s reform in rules of origin for the EU Generalized System of Preferences provided a positive export shock to the garment industry and a negative import shock to the textile industry. I find significant productivity improvements for both formal and informal establishments in the garment industry during the post-reform period. Positive export shocks promote productivity for both formal and informal firms.
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IDE Discussion Paper
雑誌名(英)
IDE Discussion Paper
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771
発行年
2020-03
出版者
Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)
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JEL分類
JEL:F13 - Trade Policy • International Trade Organizations
JEL:F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade
JEL:D24 - Production • Cost • Capital • Capital, Total Facto …
JEL:E26 - Informal Economy • Underground Economy
JEL:L67 - Other Consumer Nondurables: Clothing, Textiles, Sh …
Trade and productivity in formal and informal firms : panel data evidence from Cambodia
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