The effectiveness of industrial policy in developing countries: causal evidence from Ethiopian manufacturing firms
In: Journal of development effectiveness, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 196-222
ISSN: 1943-9407
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In: Journal of development effectiveness, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 196-222
ISSN: 1943-9407
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In: Journal of development effectiveness, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 196-222
ISSN: 1943-9407
Prioritizing the growth of particular sectors or regions is often part of LDC growth strategies. We study a prototypical example of such policies in Ethiopia, exploiting geographic and sectoral variation in the form and scale of the policy for identification. Using product-level data on Ethiopian manufacturing firms we show that the policy was unsuccessful: There was no improvement in productivity, productive assets, or employment. The policy failed due to its negative effects on productivity of the entry of new firms and existing firms diversifying. Moreover, subsidised loans and tax-breaks led to an increase in capital but not in machinery. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/published
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