Food Standards and Exports : Evidence from China

• Tác giả: Axel Mangelsdorf
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 560.95 Paleontology Paleozoology
• Thông tin xuất bản: 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 296766
• Chủ đề: 1. ACCESSION; 2. ACCREDITATION; 3. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; 4. AGRICULTURE; 5. ARTICLE

Tóm tắt

Using a new database on Chinese food standards, this paper estimates the impact of volunta-ry and mandatory standards on its agricultural and food exports. The dataset covers seven Chinese products from 1992 to 2008. The findings here indicate that standards have a posi-tive effect on China's export performance. Standards signal to customers that products meet certain quality measures and promote information exchange. The benefits of increased ex-ports outweigh compliance costs. Our results also show that theses positive effects are larger when the standards are consistent with international norms.