Fertilizer Import Bans, Agricultural Exports, and Welfare : Evidence from Sri Lanka (English)

In May 2021, Sri Lanka’s government imposed an abrupt ban on chemical fertilizer imports. This paper leverages this natural experiment to quantify the costs of a lack of access to fertilizer for agricultural production and trade in a developing economy heavily dependent on agriculture. Using high-frequency firm-level trade data, ground production records, newly developed remote sensing crop yield estimates, and event study designs, the analysis reveals...

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Devaki Ghose;

Eduardo Pinheiro Fraga;

Ana Margarida Fernandes;
Document Date
2023/12/12
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS10642
Volume No
1
Country
Sri Lanka,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2023/12/12
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Fertilizer Import Bans, Agricultural Exports, and Welfare : Evidence from Sri Lanka

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Devaki Ghose; Eduardo Pinheiro Fraga; Ana Margarida Fernandes.

Fertilizer Import Bans, Agricultural Exports, and Welfare : Evidence from Sri Lanka (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10642 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099557412122318720

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