Do Standards Matter for Export Success?

Do Standards Matter for Export Success?

Standards and technical regulations are an increasingly prominent part of the international trade policy debate. In particular, there has been considerable discussion of whether standards and regulations affect trade costs and export prospects for developing countries. In this paper the authors exam...

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Main Authors: Chen, Maggie Xiaoyang, Otsuki, Tsunehiro, Wilson, John S.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADVERSE EFFECT
ADVERSE IMPACT
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
CONSUMERS
COST OF COMPLIANCE
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISECONOMIES OF SCALE
DISECONOMY
DIVERSIFICATION
DOMESTIC MARKET
EAST EUROPE
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS RESEARCH
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURE
EXPORT MARKET
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORTS
FIRM SIZE
FIRMS
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN MARKETS
FOREIGN STANDARDS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
IMPERFECT COMPETITION
INSPECTION PROCEDURES
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
JOB CREATION
MANDATORY STANDARDS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET ENTRY
MIDDLE EAST
NATIONAL STANDARDS
NEGATIVE EXTERNALITY
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRICE UNCERTAINTY
PRODUCT QUALITY
PROTECTIONISM
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC POLICY
SAFETY STANDARDS
SALES
SMALL BUSINESS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUNK COSTS
TECHNICAL BARRIERS
TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
TOTAL SALES
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DISPUTES
VARIABLE COSTS
WTO
Microdata Set
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6541479/standards-matter-export-success
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8821

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6541479/standards-matter-export-success
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8821

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