Food Standards and Exports : Evidence from China

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2012-02-01
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Using a new database on Chinese food standards, this paper estimates the impact of volunta-ry and mandatory standards on its agricultural and food exports. The dataset covers seven Chinese products from 1992 to 2008. The findings here indicate that standards have a posi-tive effect on China's export performance. Standards signal to customers that products meet certain quality measures and promote information exchange. The benefits of increased ex-ports outweigh compliance costs. Our results also show that theses positive effects are larger when the standards are consistent with international norms.Citation
“Mangelsdorf, Axel; Portugal-Perez, Alberto; Wilson, John S.. 2012. Food Standards and Exports : Evidence from China. Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5976. World Bank. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3262 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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