A Race to the Top? A Case Study of Food Safety Standards and African Exports

A Race to the Top? A Case Study of Food Safety Standards and African Exports

Growing concern over health risks associated with food products is at the forefront of trade policy debate. At the heart of this debate is the "precautionary principle," which holds that precautions should be taken against health, safety,...

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Main Authors:	Otsuki, Tsunehiro, Wilson, John S., Sewadeh, Mirvat
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE BEEF BILATERAL TRADE BRAN CANCER CARCINOGENS CEREALS CHANGES IN TRADE COEFFICIENT ESTIMATE COMPLIANCE COSTS CONSUMERS CORN COUNTRY MARKETS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DRIED FRUIT DRIED FRUITS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMICS RESEARCH EDIBLE NUTS ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EQUILIBRIUM EXPENDITURES EXPORT COSTS EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT SUPPLY EXPORTERS EXPORTS FISHERIES FOOD ADDITIVES FOOD ECONOMICS FOOD EXPORTS FOOD GRAINS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRODUCT FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOODGRAINS FOODS GDP GNP GRAVITY EQUATION GROUNDNUT GROUNDNUTS IMPORT BANS IMPORT MARKETS IMPORT RESTRICTIONS IMPORTS INCOME INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARKET ACCESS MEAL NUTS PECANS POLICY DISCUSSIONS PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE REGULATORY BARRIERS SAFETY STANDARDS SPICES TARIFF BARRIERS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE DATA TRADE DISPUTES TRADE EFFECT TRADE FLOWS TRADE LOSSES TRADE PARTNERS TRADE PATTERNS TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICY TRADE RELATIONSHIPS TROPICAL FRUITS URUGUAY ROUND VALUE OF TRADE VEGETABLE OILS VEGETABLES WALNUTS WELFARE LOSSES WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047386/race-top-case-study-food-safety-standards-african-exports http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19691

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047386/race-top-case-study-food-safety-standards-african-exports
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19691