01612cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008574 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451950670 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Hoffmaister, Willy. The Cost of Export Subsidies : Evidence From Costa Rica / Willy Hoffmaister. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991. 1 online resource (36 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper develops a model to estimate the effects of export subsidies on the supply of exports. Using data for Costa Rica over the 1980's, it is shown that while the export subsidy scheme in operation led to an increase in exports, the direct fiscal costs of the scheme were quite large. Furthermore, the subsidy scheme led to a significant increase of imports. These results suggest that elimination of export subsidies would not have a particularly harmful effect on the trade balance, and would increase the fiscal position and generate economic efficiency besides. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/094 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1991/094/001.1991.issue-094-en.xml IMF e-Library