A Meta-Analysis of Estimates of the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade

Li, Yuan; Beghin, John C.

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“…Indeed, some evidence from the literature suggests that the negative trade effects of food standards could be more severe for primary than for processed food products (Shepherd and Wilson, 2013;Li and Beghin, 2012). These findings are confirmed by our results.…”

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“…Standards could either act as non-tariff barriers to trade -constituting impediments to countries' exports -or as catalysts to trade -leading to export gains, by modernizing the food supply chains through innovation and products ' upgrading (Swinnen, 2007). Studies focusing on public standards, such as sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS), in most cases find that they act as non-tariff barriers to trade (Olper and Raimondi, 2008;Li and Beghin, 2012). On the contrary, studies based on voluntary standards often conclude that they have a positive effect on the intensity of trade flows, at least when harmonized standards and North-North trade are considered.…”

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Do food standards affect the quality of EU imports?

2014

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h i g h l i g h t s• We study the relation between the diffusion of food standards and the quality of EU imports.• We find that on average, the diffusion of standards boosts the rate of quality upgrading.• We find heterogeneity considering primary vs. processed products and ISO vs. non-ISO standards. a r t i c l e i n f o b s t r a c tThis paper investigates the relationship between the diffusion of EU standards and product quality upgrading using highly disaggregated import data to the EU in the food industry. Results show that, on average, the diffusion of EU voluntary standards boosts the rate of quality upgrading. However, the results are heterogeneous when moving from primary to processed foods, and from ISO to non-ISO standards.

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Do food standards affect the quality of EU imports?

2014

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“…The literature provides mixed evidence regarding the conventional wisdom that the MRLs distort international trade in agricultural commodities. The estimated impact of MRLs on trade is sensitive to the products of concern, the country groups of interest, and to some extent the estimation methods, spanning from significantly trade-impeding to significantly trade-facilitating (Li and Beghin, 2012a). Related to our investigation, Winchester et al (2012) find weak evidence that the difference in MRLs on pesticides and veterinary drugs between EU and its trading partners hinders EU's imports of plant and animal products, but without accounting for possible demand enhancement effects.…”

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Disentangling Demand-Enhancing and Trade-Cost Effects of Maximum Residue Regulations

Xiong

Beghin

2016

World Scientific Studies in International Economics

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Maximum residue levels (MRLs) regulations in plant products can create unnecessary trade barriers on one hand and enhance demand via risk mitigation or quality assurance on the other. We stipulate a generalized gravity equation model to disentangle the effects of MRLs on the import demand and foreign exporters' supply. Applying the framework to the MRLs on pesticides imposed by high-income OECD countries, we find that the MRLs jointly enhance the import demand and hinder foreign exporters' supply. In addition, exporters from the less and least developed countries are more constrained by the MRLs than their competitors from the developed world. Disentangling Demand-Enhancing and Trade-Cost Effects of Maximum Residue RegulationsBo Xiong and John Beghin Abstract: Maximum residue levels (MRLs) regulations in plant products can create unnecessary trade barriers on one hand and enhance demand via risk mitigation or quality assurance on the other. We stipulate a generalized gravity equation model to disentangle the effects of MRLs on the import demand and foreign exporters' supply. Applying the framework to the MRLs on pesticides imposed by high-income OECD countries, we find that the MRLs jointly enhance the import demand and hinder foreign exporters' supply. In addition, exporters from the less and least developed countries are more constrained by the MRLs than their competitors from the developed world.

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“…In a meta-analysis of 27 empirical studies on technical regulations, Li & Beghin (2012) find that the demand effects of TBT and SPS on the agriculture-food sector are less likely to be positive than other sectors. Predominantly, a larger negative effect is found on agriculture and food which arrive from developing countries.…”

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Quantifying the Trade Effects of NTMs: A Review of the Empirical Literature

Ronen

2017

SSRN Journal

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Abstract. In recent years, the imposition of Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) has increased rapidly both in quantity and importance. This development, with its considerable economic impact, particularly within the area of global trade, has prompted numerous scholars to explore the direction and magnitude of the trade effects of NTMs. Moreover, increased efforts are being placed on further exploring the determinants behind the use of NTMs, as well as their policy implications. The current paper aims to survey the empirical trade literature, in order to uncover the available responses to major questions regarding the trade effects of NTMs, principally of TBT and SPS measures. Among these questions posed are: (1) How do specific types of NTMs affect imports and exports? (2) Are developing countries more sensitive to NTMs? (3) Are small-medium sized firms more adversely affected by NTMs? (4) How are particular sectors/products affected by NTMs? And (5) Do Harmonization and Mutual Recognition necessarily impact trade positively?

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A Meta-Analysis of Estimates of the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade

Cited by 52 publications

References 56 publications

Do food standards affect the quality of EU imports?

Do food standards affect the quality of EU imports?

Disentangling Demand-Enhancing and Trade-Cost Effects of Maximum Residue Regulations

Quantifying the Trade Effects of NTMs: A Review of the Empirical Literature

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