Do Agricultural Export Taxes Work? Evidence from Argentina 2012-2022
This study analyzes the impact of agricultural export taxes (“retenciones”) in Argentina from 2012 to 2022, focusing on the meat and wheat/bread sectors. Using multivariate time series econometric models, it evaluates how these taxes affect domestic prices and exports. Findings show that export taxe...
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I28-R145-3505_oai2026-02-09 Montes-Rojas, Gabriel Salles, Andrés Montes-Rojas, Grabiel Salles , Andrés 2025-12-22 This study analyzes the impact of agricultural export taxes (“retenciones”) in Argentina from 2012 to 2022, focusing on the meat and wheat/bread sectors. Using multivariate time series econometric models, it evaluates how these taxes affect domestic prices and exports. Findings show that export taxes significantly and persistently reduce exports, harming the competitiveness of the agricultural sector. Regarding domestic prices, the effects vary by product: meat prices experience a brief, limited decrease, while wheat and bread prices unexpectedly rise, challenging the conventional belief that export taxes help control domestic inflation. The study concludes that, in the long run, export taxes negatively impact export performance and have ambiguous effects on local prices. Given these outcomes, it recommends replacing export taxes with other forms of taxation, as their economic drawbacks may outweigh their fiscal benefits. Este estudio analiza el impacto de los impuestos a las exportaciones agrícolas (“retenciones”) en Argentina entre 2012 y 2022, con foco en los sectores de la carne y del trigo/pan. Mediante modelos econométricos de series de tiempo multivariadas, se evalúa cómo estos impuestos afectan los precios domésticos y las exportaciones. Los resultados muestran que las retenciones reducen de manera significativa y persistente las exportaciones, afectando la competitividad del sector agropecuario. En cuanto a los precios internos, los efectos varían según el producto: los precios de la carne experimentan una disminución breve y limitada, mientras que los precios del trigo y del pan aumentan inesperadamente, lo que desafía la creencia convencional de que las retenciones ayudan a controlar la inflación interna. El estudio concluye que, a largo plazo, las retenciones tienen un impacto negativo sobre el desempeño exportador y efectos ambiguos sobre los precios locales. A la luz de estos resultados, se recomienda sustituir los impuestos a la exportación por otras formas de tributación, dado que sus costos económicos pueden superar sus beneficios fiscales. https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/DT-IIEP/article/view/3505 Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP UBA-CONICET) Derechos de autor 2025 Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.es Documentos de trabajo del Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política; Vol. 1 Núm. 111 (2025): ¿Funcionan los impuestos a la exportación agrícola? Evidencia de Argentina, 2012–2022.; 32 Working Papers series at Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política; Vol. 1 No. 111 (2025): Do Agricultural Export Taxes Work? Evidence from Argentina 2012-2022; 32 2451-5728 Exports Taxes Agricultural sector Prices Exportaciones Impuestos Sector agropecuario Precios Do Agricultural Export Taxes Work? Evidence from Argentina 2012-2022 Funcionan los impuestos a la exportación agrícola? Evidencia de Argentina, 2012–2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=dociiep&d=3505_oai |
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This study analyzes the impact of agricultural export taxes (“retenciones”) in Argentina from 2012 to 2022, focusing on the meat and wheat/bread sectors. Using multivariate time series econometric models, it evaluates how these taxes affect domestic prices and exports. Findings show that export taxes significantly and persistently reduce exports, harming the competitiveness of the agricultural sector. Regarding domestic prices, the effects vary by product: meat prices experience a brief, limited decrease, while wheat and bread prices unexpectedly rise, challenging the conventional belief that export taxes help control domestic inflation. The study concludes that, in the long run, export taxes negatively impact export performance and have ambiguous effects on local prices. Given these outcomes, it recommends replacing export taxes with other forms of taxation, as their economic drawbacks may outweigh their fiscal benefits. |
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Montes-Rojas, Gabriel Salles, Andrés Montes-Rojas, Grabiel Salles , Andrés |
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Montes-Rojas, Gabriel Salles, Andrés Montes-Rojas, Grabiel Salles , Andrés |
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Do Agricultural Export Taxes Work? Evidence from Argentina 2012-2022 |
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Do Agricultural Export Taxes Work? Evidence from Argentina 2012-2022 |
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Do Agricultural Export Taxes Work? Evidence from Argentina 2012-2022 |
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Do Agricultural Export Taxes Work? Evidence from Argentina 2012-2022 |
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Do Agricultural Export Taxes Work? Evidence from Argentina 2012-2022 |
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do agricultural export taxes work? evidence from argentina 2012-2022 |
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