Food Standards and Exports : Evidence from China

Mangelsdorf, Axel ; Portugal-Perez, Alberto ; Wilson, John S.

关键词: ACCESSION;    ACCREDITATION;    AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS;    AGRICULTURE;    ARTICLE;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-5976
RP-ID  :  WPS5976

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Using a new database on Chinese foodstandards, this paper estimates the impact of volunta-ry andmandatory 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-tiveeffect on China's export performance. Standards signalto customers that products meet certain quality measures andpromote information exchange. The benefits of increasedex-ports outweigh compliance costs. Our results also showthat theses positive effects are larger when the standardsare consistent with international norms.