Product Standards and Firms’ Export Decisions

Two novel datasets are used to estimate the effect of product standards on firms’ export decisions. The first covers all exporting firms in 42 developing countries. The second covers pesticide standards for 243 agricultural and food products in 80 importing countries over 2006–2012. The analysis sho...

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Main Authors:	Fernandes, Ana M., Ferro, Esteban, Wilson, John S.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2020
Subjects:	TRADE BARRIERS PRODUCT STANDARD EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS FIRM ENTRY FIRM EXIT EXPORTER DYNAMICS INTENSIVE MARGIN EXTENSIVE MARGIN NON-TARIFF BARRIERS NON-TARIFF MEASURES PESTICIDES
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34866

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spelling	okr-10986-348662021-04-23T14:02:10Z Product Standards and Firms’ Export Decisions Fernandes, Ana M. Ferro, Esteban Wilson, John S. TRADE BARRIERS PRODUCT STANDARD EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS FIRM ENTRY FIRM EXIT EXPORTER DYNAMICS INTENSIVE MARGIN EXTENSIVE MARGIN NON-TARIFF BARRIERS NON-TARIFF MEASURES PESTICIDES Two novel datasets are used to estimate the effect of product standards on firms’ export decisions. The first covers all exporting firms in 42 developing countries. The second covers pesticide standards for 243 agricultural and food products in 80 importing countries over 2006–2012. The analysis shows that product standards affect significantly foreign market access. An increase in the stringency of standards in the destination country, relative to the exporting country, lowers firms’ probability of exporting, deters exporters from entering new markets, and fosters exit from existing markets. Smaller exporters are more affected in their market entry and exit decisions by the relative stringency of destination standards than larger exporters. Networks of other exporters from the same country can help overcome the negative effects of the relative stringency of destination standards on exporter entry and exit. 2020-12-03T20:54:42Z 2020-12-03T20:54:42Z 2019-06 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34866 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research
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topic	TRADE BARRIERS PRODUCT STANDARD EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS FIRM ENTRY FIRM EXIT EXPORTER DYNAMICS INTENSIVE MARGIN EXTENSIVE MARGIN NON-TARIFF BARRIERS NON-TARIFF MEASURES PESTICIDES
spellingShingle	TRADE BARRIERS PRODUCT STANDARD EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS FIRM ENTRY FIRM EXIT EXPORTER DYNAMICS INTENSIVE MARGIN EXTENSIVE MARGIN NON-TARIFF BARRIERS NON-TARIFF MEASURES PESTICIDES Fernandes, Ana M. Ferro, Esteban Wilson, John S. Product Standards and Firms’ Export Decisions
description	Two novel datasets are used to estimate the effect of product standards on firms’ export decisions. The first covers all exporting firms in 42 developing countries. The second covers pesticide standards for 243 agricultural and food products in 80 importing countries over 2006–2012. The analysis shows that product standards affect significantly foreign market access. An increase in the stringency of standards in the destination country, relative to the exporting country, lowers firms’ probability of exporting, deters exporters from entering new markets, and fosters exit from existing markets. Smaller exporters are more affected in their market entry and exit decisions by the relative stringency of destination standards than larger exporters. Networks of other exporters from the same country can help overcome the negative effects of the relative stringency of destination standards on exporter entry and exit.
format	Journal Article
author	Fernandes, Ana M. Ferro, Esteban Wilson, John S.
author_facet	Fernandes, Ana M. Ferro, Esteban Wilson, John S.
author_sort	Fernandes, Ana M.
title	Product Standards and Firms’ Export Decisions
title_short	Product Standards and Firms’ Export Decisions
title_full	Product Standards and Firms’ Export Decisions
title_fullStr	Product Standards and Firms’ Export Decisions
title_full_unstemmed	Product Standards and Firms’ Export Decisions
title_sort	product standards and firms’ export decisions
publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate	2020
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34866
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Product Standards and Firms’ Export Decisions

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