Credibility and the cost of export subsidies /

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Author / Creator:Hoffmaister, Alexander W., author.
Imprint:[Washington, D.C.?] : International Monetary Fund, Research Department, 1991.
Description:1 online resource (iii, 29 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/91/129
IMF working paper ; WP/91/129.
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12496572
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Other authors / contributors:International Monetary Fund. Research Department, issuing body.
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-29).
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Summary:Annotation Recurring balance of payments crises in countries that pursued import substitution have led some of them to establish a variety of export incentives, in particular subsidies, as a way to revive and re-orient their economies. However, exporters are likely to be uncertain of the governments commitment to export promotion because of the years of neglect. This paper analyzes the issue of the credibility of export subsidies and suggests that a government is able to convince exporters of its commitment only at a cost, which reduces the attractiveness of promoting exports by means of subsidies.
Other form:Print version: Hoffmaister, Alexander. Credibility and the cost of export subsidies. [Washington, D.C.?] : International Monetary Fund, Research Dept., 1991