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All these worlds are yours, except India: the effectiveness of export subsidies in Nepal

Defever, Fabrice; Reyes, Jos�-Daniel; Ria�o, Alejandro; Varela, Gonzalo

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Authors

Fabrice Defever

Jos�-Daniel Reyes

Alejandro Ria�o

Gonzalo Varela



Abstract

This paper evaluates the effect on firm-level export out-comes of the Cash Incentive Scheme for Exports program provided by the Government of Nepal. The analysis utilizes customs-level data for 2011–14, combined with information on the subsidy payments made to individual firms provided by the Central Bank of Nepal. The Cash Incentive Scheme for Exports cash subsidy is available to firms exporting a select group of products, and requires firms to export to countries other than India. Overall, the subsidy has not produced a significant impact on firm-level export values, prices, quantities, or their growth rates. However, the study finds a small positive effect on the number of eligible products exported to countries other than India and the number of destination markets reached among firms that receive the subsidy. These results are consistent with the fact that the subsidy was granted primarily to large exporters that were already shipping eligible products to countries other than India. The findings suggest that although the cash subsidy has not produced a significant increase in exports, it has achieved a positive impact on export diversification for firms that were already satisfying the scheme’s eligibility criteria.

Citation

Defever, F., Reyes, J.-D., Riaño, A., & Varela, G. (2017). All these worlds are yours, except India: the effectiveness of export subsidies in Nepal

Working Paper Type Working Paper
Publication Date 2017-03
Deposit Date Dec 7, 2018
Publicly Available Date Jan 8, 2019
Series Title World Bank Policy Research Working Papers
Series Number 8009
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1391200
Related Public URLs https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/26350
Contract Date Dec 7, 2018

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