Help or Hindrance? The Impact of Harmonised Standards on African Exports

We test the hypothesis that product standards harmonised to de facto international standards are less trade restrictive than ones that are not. To do this, we construct a new database of European Union (EU) product standards. We identify standards that are aligned with International Organisation for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Czubala, Witold, Shepherd, Ben, Wilson, John S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5563