Quantifying the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade : A Framework for Analysis

There has been increasing use of technical regulations as instruments of commercial policy in the context of multilateral, regional, and global trade. These nontariff barriers are of special concern to developing countries, which may bear additiona...

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Main Authors:	Maskus, Keith E., Wilson, John S., Otsuki, Tsunehiro
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BARRIERS BARRIERS TO IMPORTS BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BILATERAL TRADE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMERCIAL POLICY COMMON MARKET CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT CONSUMER COSTS CONSUMER PROTECTION CONSUMERS COUNTRY EXPORTERS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS DUTIES CUSTOMS OFFICERS DAMAGES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DOMESTIC FIRMS DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC PRODUCERS DOMESTIC REGULATION DOMESTIC REGULATIONS DOMESTIC REGULATORY POLICIES DOMESTIC STANDARDS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DISTORTIONS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES ECONOMISTS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT SUBSIDIES EXPORTERS EXPORTING COUNTRY EXPORTS FINAL GOODS FISHERIES FOREIGN COMPETITORS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN PRODUCERS FOREIGN SOURCES FOREIGN STANDARDS FOREIGN SUPPLIERS FORESTRY FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE IN GOODS GLOBAL TRADE GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HARMONIZATION IMPORT BANS IMPORT DUTIES IMPORT QUOTAS IMPORT RESTRICTIONS IMPORTS INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL NORMS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT LIBERALIZATION LABOR STANDARDS LIBERALIZATION EFFORTS MARKET ACCESS MARKET COMPETITION MARKET ENTRY MARKET FAILURES MARKET POWER MONOPOLIES MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS MULTILATERAL TRADE MUTUAL RECOGNITION MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS NATIONAL STANDARDS NATIONAL TREATMENT NON-TARIFF BARRIERS NONTARIFF BARRIER OPEN TRADE POLICY DECISIONS PRIVATE RESOURCES PRODUCERS PRODUCT STANDARDS PRODUCTION COSTS PROTECTION MEASURES PROTECTIVE BARRIERS PUBLIC HEALTH QUOTAS RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS RECYCLING REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS REGIONAL GROUPING REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGIONAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS REGIONAL TRADING ARRANGEMENTS REGULATORY AREAS REGULATORY BARRIERS REGULATORY INTERVENTION REGULATORY SYSTEMS RESEARCH AGENDA RULES OF ORIGIN SAFETY REGULATIONS SERVICE SECTOR TARIFF AREAS TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF SCHEDULE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL BARRIERS TECHNICAL REGULATIONS TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE BARRIERS TRADE COSTS TRADE DISPUTES TRADE EFFECT TRADE EFFECTS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE IMPACT TRADE LAW TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE PARTNERS TRADE PATTERNS TRADE POLICY TRADE PROTECTION TRADE RULES TRADEOFFS TRANSPARENCY URUGUAY ROUND WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WORLD TRADING SYSTEM WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/12/828378/quantifying-impact-technical-barriers-trade-framework-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19754