Standards and regulatory cooperation in regional trade agreements: What the effects on trade?

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作者
Santeramo, Fabio Gaetano [1 ,2 ]
Lamonaca, Emilia [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Foggia, Dept Sci Agr Food Nat Resources & Engn, Via Napoli 25, I-71122 Foggia, Italy
[2] European Univ Inst, Robert Schuman Ctr Adv Studied, Florence, Italy
关键词
agri-food; RTA; SPS measure; trade policy; PREFERENTIAL TRADE; NONTARIFF MEASURES; PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES; AGRICULTURAL TRADE; GRAVITY; IMPACT; CREATION; LIBERALIZATION; INTEGRATION; ECONOMICS;
D O I
10.1002/aepp.13276
中图分类号
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要
The agenda of trade negotiation in the agri-food sector is characterized by an exponential increase of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs). Their joint effect on trade is puzzling and still an open empirical question. Once assessed the trade effect of standards provided in SPS measures, the study evaluates how regulatory cooperation and commitments beyond World Trade Organization requirements affect trade between signatories of RTAs. Trade between signatories seems obstructed by non-discriminatory (multilateral) SPS measures. However, SPS-specific commitments negotiated in joint SPS committees within RTAs tend to create conditions to meet standards, contributing to boost trade.
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页码:1682 / 1701
页数:20
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