National Standards and International Trade

Arbeitspapier

Standards and technical regulations which govern the admissibility of imported goods into an economy raise costs of exporters entering new markets, and may have a particularly high impact on firms seeking to export from developing countries. Yet standards may also have a positive side, such as certifying product quality and safety for the consumer. This paper analyzes potential conflicts of interest between consumers and firms in a developed and a developing country under different assumptions about the costs and benefits of standards imposed on tradable products by one or both of the countries.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IUI Working Paper ; No. 547

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation ; Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations ; Economic Integration
• Subject: Technical Standards ; Product Standards ; Non-Tariff Barriers ; Standardisierung ; Nichttarifäre Handelshemmnisse ; Außenhandel ; Theorie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Ganslandt, Mattias ; Markusen, James R.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IUI)
• (where): Stockholm
• (when): 2001

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/94852
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET