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The Effect of Product Standards on Agricultural Exports from Developing Countries

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dc.contributor.authorFerro, Esteban
dc.contributor.authorWilson, John S.
dc.contributor.authorOtsuki, Tsunehiro
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-26T18:46:20Z
dc.date.available2013-09-26T18:46:20Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractThe 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 of exporting firms in a gravity model, the analysis finds that the effect of standards on trade intensity is indistinguishable from zero. This is consistent with the assumption that meeting stringent standards increases primarily the fixed costs of exporting. Once firms enter the market, however, standards do not impact the level of exports. The analysis also finds a greater marginal effect of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) standards on the probability of trade, relative to other countries' standards, keeping in mind however that on average BRICS standards are less restrictive. The analysis also suggests that exporters in low-income countries are more adversely affected by stricter standards.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17940296/effect-product-standards-agricultural-exports-developing-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6518
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15878
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6518
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCORDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TRADE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAPPLES
dc.subjectAVOCADOS
dc.subjectBANANAS
dc.subjectBEEF
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE DATA
dc.subjectCA
dc.subjectCARROTS
dc.subjectCASHEW NUTS
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONFORMITY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectCURRENCY UNION
dc.subjectDATES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDRIED FRUITS
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectEGG
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectEUROPEAN UNION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPORT COSTS
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFIXED COST
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFOOD HYGIENE
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY
dc.subjectFOODS
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectGRAPEFRUIT
dc.subjectGRAVITY EQUATION
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODEL
dc.subjectGRAVITY VARIABLES
dc.subjectGROUNDNUT
dc.subjectGUAVAS
dc.subjectIMPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectIMPORT POLICIES
dc.subjectIMPORT TARIFF
dc.subjectIMPORTING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectIMPORTING COUNTRY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLDCS
dc.subjectLEGAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectLEMONS
dc.subjectLESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMANGOES
dc.subjectMARGINAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectMARKET SIZE
dc.subjectMARKET STRUCTURE
dc.subjectMILLS
dc.subjectMONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectNUTS
dc.subjectOATS
dc.subjectORANGES
dc.subjectPEACHES
dc.subjectPESTICIDE
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOTATOES
dc.subjectPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY REGULATIONS
dc.subjectSAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectSOYA BEANS
dc.subjectSPICES
dc.subjectSPINACH
dc.subjectSWEET POTATOES
dc.subjectTANGERINES
dc.subjectTARIFF DATA
dc.subjectTARIFF RATE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectTOMATOES
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE BLOC
dc.subjectTRADE BLOCS
dc.subjectTRADE COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE DATA
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION EFFECT
dc.subjectTRADE EFFECT
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE INTENSITY
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE PATTERNS
dc.subjectTRADE VALUES
dc.subjectTRADE VOLUMES
dc.subjectURUGUAY ROUND
dc.subjectVALUE OF EXPORTS
dc.subjectVALUE OF TRADE
dc.subjectVARIABLE COSTS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWTO
dc.subjectemerging markets
dc.subjectstandards
dc.titleThe Effect of Product Standards on Agricultural Exports from Developing Countriesen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Effect of Product Standards on Agricultural Exports from Developing Countries
okr.date.disclosure2013-06-07
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:05:27.784492Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17940296/effect-product-standards-agricultural-exports-developing-countries
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid510841468331834886
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6518
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20130628082952
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17940296
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okr.region.countryBrazil
okr.region.countryChina
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.region.countryRussian Federation
okr.region.countrySouth Africa
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: Other domestic and international trade
okr.themeTrade and integration :: Trade facilitation and market access
okr.topicLaw and Development::Trade Law
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicFood and Beverage Industry
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicIndustry
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitTrade and International Integration Team, Development Research Group (DECTI)
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