The effect of product standards on agricultural exports from developing countries (English)

The authors create a standards restrictiveness index using newly available data on maximum residue levels of pesticides for 61 importing countries. The paper analyzes the impact that food safety standards have on international trade of agricultural products. The findings suggest that more restrictive standards are associated, on average, with a lower probability of observing trade. However, after controlling for sample selection and the proportion...

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Ferro,Esteban;

Otsuki,Tsunehiro;

Wilson,John S.;
Document Date
2013/06/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6518
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2013/06/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The effect of product standards on agricultural exports from developing countries
Keywords
united nations conference on trade and development

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Ferro,Esteban; Otsuki,Tsunehiro; Wilson,John S..

The effect of product standards on agricultural exports from developing countries (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6518 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/510841468331834886

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