Help or Hindrance? The Impact of Harmonized Standards on African Exports
The authors test the hypothesis that product standards harmonized to de facto international standards are less trade restrictive than ones that are not. To do this, the authors construct a new database of European Union (EU) product standards. The...
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okr-10986-75772021-04-23T14:02:34Z Help or Hindrance? The Impact of Harmonized Standards on African Exports Czubala, Witold Shepherd, Ben Wilson, John S. ACCESSION ARTICLE BENCHMARK BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE CATALOG CATALOGUE CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATIONS CLUSTERING DATA COLLECTION DATA RETRIEVAL DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTIONS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DOCUMENTS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTRY HEADING ISO ISO STANDARDS MACHINERY MAGNITUDE MARKET ACCESS MEASURING MEASURING INSTRUMENTS METHODOLOGY MIDDLE EAST MODELING PRECISION PROBABILITY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS SCENARIO SPECIFICATION ERROR STANDARDIZATION STANDARDS BODIES SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SURVEY DATA TERMINOLOGY THE GAMBIA USER VOLUME VOLUNTARY STANDARDS WEB WEBSITE Microdata Set The authors test the hypothesis that product standards harmonized to de facto international standards are less trade restrictive than ones that are not. To do this, the authors construct a new database of European Union (EU) product standards. The authors identify standards that are aligned with ISO standards (as a proxy for de facto international norms). The authors use a sample-selection gravity model to examine the impact of EU standards on African textiles and clothing exports, a sector of particular development interest. The authors find robust evidence that non-harmonized standards reduce African exports of these products. EU standards which are harmonized to ISO standards are less trade restricting. Our results suggest that efforts to promote African exports of manufactures may need to be complemented by measures to reduce the cost impacts of product standards, including international harmonization. In addition, efforts to harmonize national standards with international norms, including through the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement, promise concrete benefits through trade expansion. 2012-06-08T19:31:51Z 2012-06-08T19:31:51Z 2007-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8698083/help-or-hindrance-impact-harmonized-standards-african-exports http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7577 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4400 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa |
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The authors test the hypothesis that
product standards harmonized to de facto international
standards are less trade restrictive than ones that are not.
To do this, the authors construct a new database of European
Union (EU) product standards. The authors identify
standards that are aligned with ISO standards (as a proxy
for de facto international norms). The authors use a
sample-selection gravity model to examine the impact of EU
standards on African textiles and clothing exports, a sector
of particular development interest. The authors find robust
evidence that non-harmonized standards reduce African
exports of these products. EU standards which are harmonized
to ISO standards are less trade restricting. Our results
suggest that efforts to promote African exports of
manufactures may need to be complemented by measures to
reduce the cost impacts of product standards, including
international harmonization. In addition, efforts to
harmonize national standards with international norms,
including through the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade Agreement, promise concrete benefits
through trade expansion. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Czubala, Witold Shepherd, Ben Wilson, John S. |
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Czubala, Witold Shepherd, Ben Wilson, John S. |
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Czubala, Witold |
| title |
Help or Hindrance? The Impact of Harmonized Standards on African Exports |
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Help or Hindrance? The Impact of Harmonized Standards on African Exports |
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Help or Hindrance? The Impact of Harmonized Standards on African Exports |
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Help or Hindrance? The Impact of Harmonized Standards on African Exports |
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Help or Hindrance? The Impact of Harmonized Standards on African Exports |
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help or hindrance? the impact of harmonized standards on african exports |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8698083/help-or-hindrance-impact-harmonized-standards-african-exports http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7577 |
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