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Do Standards Matter for Export Success?

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dc.contributor.authorChen, Maggie Xiaoyang
dc.contributor.authorOtsuki, Tsunehiro
dc.contributor.authorWilson, John S.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-22T19:04:32Z
dc.date.available2012-06-22T19:04:32Z
dc.date.issued2006-01
dc.description.abstractStandards and technical regulations are an increasingly prominent part of the international trade policy debate. In particular, there has been considerable discussion of whether standards and regulations affect trade costs and export prospects for developing countries. In this paper the authors examine how meeting foreign standards affects firms' export performance, reflected in export propensity and market diversification. The analysis draws on the World Bank Technical Barriers to Trade Survey database of 619 firms in 17 developing countries. The results indicate that technical regulations in industrial countries adversely affect firms' propensity to export in developing countries. In particular, testing procedures and lengthy inspection procedures reduce exports by 9 percent and 3percent, respectively. Furthermore, in the model, the difference in standards across foreign countries causes diseconomy of scale for firms and affects decisions about whether to enter export markets. The empirical analysis presented here implies that standards impede exporters' market entry, reducing the likelihood of exporting to more than three markets by 7 percent. In addition, the authors find that firms that outsource components are more challenged by compliance with multiple standards.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6541479/standards-matter-export-success
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3809
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8821
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3809
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECT
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACT
dc.subjectBUSINESS ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCOMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS
dc.subjectCONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOST OF COMPLIANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectDISECONOMY
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectEAST EUROPE
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectFOREIGN STANDARDS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectIMPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subjectINSPECTION PROCEDURES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectMANDATORY STANDARDS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITY
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRICE UNCERTAINTY
dc.subjectPRODUCT QUALITY
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectSAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSUNK COSTS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL REGULATIONS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
dc.subjectTOTAL SALES
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE DISPUTES
dc.subjectVARIABLE COSTS
dc.subjectWTO
dc.subjectMicrodata Set
dc.titleDo Standards Matter for Export Success?en
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleDo Standards Matter For Export Success ?
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:14:47.480093Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6541479/standards-matter-export-success
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid646391468340769662
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3809
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20060118152026
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6541479
okr.identifier.reportWPS3809
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.relation.associateddatasethttp://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/425
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Markets and Market Access
okr.topicSmall Scale Enterprise
okr.topicPublic Sector Regulation
okr.topicIndustry
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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