This paper analyzes changes in firm behaviour and productivity during trade liberalization in the Code d'Ivoire. For a panel of 287 firms, market power was estimated before and after a trade reform implemented in 1985. The results suggest that price-cost margins fell in a number of sectors following the reform. However, since the reform was accompanied by a real appreciation in the exchange rate, part of the fall in margins was also due to the conjunction...
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1990/07/31
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政策研究报告
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WPS451
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2010/07/01
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Productivity, imperfect competition, and trade liberalization in Cote d'Ivoire
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market power