Do food standards affect the quality of EU imports?

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This paper investigates the relationship between the diffusion of EU standards and product quality upgrading using highly disaggregated import data to the EU in the food industry. Results show that, on average, the diffusion of EU voluntary standards boosts the rate of quality upgrading. However the results are heterogeneous when moving from primary to processed foods, and from ISO to non-ISO standards.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: LICOS Discussion Paper ; No. 338

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models ; Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations ; Empirical Studies of Trade ; Information and Product Quality; Standardization and Compatibility ; Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology ; Agriculture in International Trade
• Subject: Quality Upgrading ; EU Food Standards ; Competition ; Distance to the frontier

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Olper, Alessandro ; Curzi, Daniele ; Pacca, Lucia
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance
• (where): Leuven
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/101047
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET