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Product Standards and Firms’ Export Decisions

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dc.contributor.authorFerro, Esteban
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Ana M.
dc.contributor.authorWilson, John S.
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-17T16:17:30Z
dc.date.available2015-07-17T16:17:30Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractThe paper estimates the effect of product standards on firms’ export decisions using two novel datasets. The first covers all exporting firms in 42 developing countries. The second covers pesticide standards for 243 agricultural and food products in 63 importing countries over 2006–12. The analysis shows that product standards significantly affect foreign market access. More restrictive standards in the importing country, relative to the exporting country, lower firms’ probability of exporting as well as their export values and quantities. The relative restrictiveness of standards also deters exporting firms from entering new markets and leads to higher exit rates from those markets. Moreover, firm characteristics mediate the effect of product standards on firms’ export decisions. Smaller exporters are more negatively affected in their market entry and exit decisions by the relative stringency of standards than larger exporters. Positive network effects of exporters from the same country may help reduce the burden of importing countries’ standards on firms’ decisions to enter new markets.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24657369/product-standards-firms’-export-decisions
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7315
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22202
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7315
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectMETHODS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectVARIABILITY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectTHIRD MARKETS
dc.subjectTIME
dc.subjectRESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectDEMAND
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectINDEX
dc.subjectMONITORING
dc.subjectENTERPRISE
dc.subjectEFFECTS
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectFAIR
dc.subjectSAMPLES
dc.subjectLOGIC
dc.subjectSIZE
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectSCENARIO
dc.subjectSAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectPRICE
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectMARKET
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectCOMPANY
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectINDICES
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectPROBABILITIES
dc.subjectMEASURES
dc.subjectCASE
dc.subjectMACHINERY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectDATA
dc.subjectTECHNIQUES
dc.subjectESTIMATING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectEVALUATION
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectMETHODOLOGIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectTESTS
dc.subjectPARTNERS
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKET
dc.subjectSUPPLY
dc.subjectENTRIES
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectDISCIPLINE
dc.subjectPRODUCTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS
dc.subjectOBSERVATION
dc.subjectSTANDARD
dc.subjectCASES
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectESTIMATES
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectFIRM
dc.subjectSTRATEGIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectINDICATORS
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectDATABASE
dc.subjectSTANDARDS
dc.subjectPRODUCT
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectENTRY
dc.subjectCLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectTESTING
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectSTORAGE
dc.titleProduct Standards and Firms’ Export Decisionsen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/34866 Journal article
okr.crossref.titleProduct Standards and Firms' Export Decisions
okr.date.disclosure2015-06-18
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:07:11.258748Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24657369/product-standards-firms’-export-decisions
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid882231468179049186
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7315
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082f50524_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24657369
okr.identifier.reportWPS7315
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okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Export Competitiveness
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Standards
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Small and Medium Size Enterprises
okr.unitTrade and International Integration Team, Development Research Group
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