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...
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تفاصيل
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2023/12/12
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS10642
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2023/12/12
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Disclosed
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Fertilizer Import Bans, Agricultural Exports, and Welfare : Evidence from Sri Lanka