Within the debate about developing countries export competitiveness the increasing importance of food safety and quality standards especially in OECD countries appeals to be one of the major sources of concern. The paper analyses the trade performance of 73 developing countries within the context of stricter SPS measures. The analysis concentrates on the meat and fruit / vegetable sectors as especially high value product sectors are determined by standards. The periods under consideration are 1993- 1995, as a period before the implementation of the SPS Agreement and 2002- 2004, as a period after the implementation. A cluster analysis groups the countries according to the variables "ratio" and "difference" of the export value to OECD countri...
While recent studies emphasize the importance of firm heterogeneous effects in understanding interna...
This paper investigates the impact of food safety standards promulgated by governments or imposed by...
Private standards are increasingly governing international food trade, but little is known about the...
Within the debate about developing countries export competitiveness the increasing importance of foo...
The importance of food standards in global agricultural trade has increased strongly, but the effect...
The SPS Agreement and the related WTO dispute settlement mechanism are an important first step in st...
This paper examines the impact of food safety standards on processed food exports in developing coun...
This PhD thesis contributes to this debate over standards as barriers or catalysts to trade and prov...
The effect of food standards on agricultural trade flows remains unclear. We contribute to the debat...
There is a pending question regarding the impact of food safety standards promulgated by governments...
The agri-food trade has expanded considerably over decades, with a remarkable increase in the market...
Recent research shows that the effect of food standards can beheterogeneous across sectors or countr...
This paper discusses the impact of increasing standards in food production and trade on the export o...
This paper explores the competing concepts of 'standards as barriers' and standards as catalysts' in...
This PhD thesis contributes to this debate over standards as barriers or catalysts to trade and prov...
While recent studies emphasize the importance of firm heterogeneous effects in understanding interna...
This paper investigates the impact of food safety standards promulgated by governments or imposed by...
Private standards are increasingly governing international food trade, but little is known about the...
Within the debate about developing countries export competitiveness the increasing importance of foo...
The importance of food standards in global agricultural trade has increased strongly, but the effect...
The SPS Agreement and the related WTO dispute settlement mechanism are an important first step in st...
This paper examines the impact of food safety standards on processed food exports in developing coun...
This PhD thesis contributes to this debate over standards as barriers or catalysts to trade and prov...
The effect of food standards on agricultural trade flows remains unclear. We contribute to the debat...
There is a pending question regarding the impact of food safety standards promulgated by governments...
The agri-food trade has expanded considerably over decades, with a remarkable increase in the market...
Recent research shows that the effect of food standards can beheterogeneous across sectors or countr...
This paper discusses the impact of increasing standards in food production and trade on the export o...
This paper explores the competing concepts of 'standards as barriers' and standards as catalysts' in...
This PhD thesis contributes to this debate over standards as barriers or catalysts to trade and prov...
While recent studies emphasize the importance of firm heterogeneous effects in understanding interna...
This paper investigates the impact of food safety standards promulgated by governments or imposed by...
Private standards are increasingly governing international food trade, but little is known about the...