Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
Trade, price and quality upgrading effects of agri-food standards / D.D. Fiankor, D. Curzi, A. Olper. - In: EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. - ISSN 0165-1587. - 48:4(2021 Sep), pp. 835-877. [10.1093/erae/jbaa026]
Abstract:
This paper assesses how cross-country differences in public mandatory food standards affect trade, prices and product quality upgrading in the agri-food sector. We estimate different gravity-type models that exploit the bilateral difference in maximum residue limits (MRLs) over the period from 2005 to 2014 for 145 products across 59 countries. Our findings show that cross-country differences in MRLs restrict trade. However, conditional on trading, they increase product prices-even when we adjust prices for quality-with null effects on estimated product quality. These effects are pronounced for South-North trade but not for exports to the South.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
agricultural trade; trade margins; NTMs; maximum residue limits; product quality;
Elenco autori:
D.D. Fiankor, D. Curzi, A. Olper
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