@techreport{oai:ir.ide.go.jp:00051631, author = {Tanaka, Kiyoyasu}, month = {Mar}, note = {application/pdf, IDP000771_001, 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.}, title = {Trade and productivity in formal and informal firms : panel data evidence from Cambodia}, year = {2020} }