Temporary Trade Shocks, Spatial Reallocation, and Persistence in Developing Countries : Evidence from a Natural Experiment in West Africa (English)

In response to rising inequality following decades of trade liberalization, many countries are adopting trade restrictions. Can temporary trade restrictions have long-lasting effects on the spatial distribution of employment and resource allocation? To analyze this, this paper exploits the civil war in Côte d'Ivoire (2002-07), which disrupted access to the world market for two neighboring landlocked countries: Mali and Burkina Faso. The Ivorian war...

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Emran,M. Shahe;

Shilpi,Forhad J.;

Coulombe,Harold;

Blankespoor,Brian;
Document Date
2019/08/06
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8962
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Western Africa, Cote d'Ivoire,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2019/08/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Temporary Trade Shocks, Spatial Reallocation, and Persistence in Developing Countries : Evidence from a Natural Experiment in West Africa
Keywords
trade shock

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Emran,M. Shahe; Shilpi,Forhad J.; Coulombe,Harold; Blankespoor,Brian.

Temporary Trade Shocks, Spatial Reallocation, and Persistence in Developing Countries : Evidence from a Natural Experiment in West Africa (English). Paper is funded by the Strategic Research Program (SRP)|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8962 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/932731565100891105

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