The Impact of ISO 9000 Diffusion on Trade and FDI: A New Institutional Analysis

Joseph A. Clougherty () and Michal Grajek

No 179, Discussion Papers from SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich

Abstract: The effects of ISO 9000 diffusion on trade and FDI have gone understudied. We employ panel data reported by OECD nations over the 1995-2002 period to estimate the impact of ISO adoptions on country-pair economic relations. We find ISO diffusion to have no effect in developed nations, but to positively pull FDI (i.e., enhancing inward FDI) and positively push trade (i.e., enhancing exports) in developing nations.

Keywords: FDI; Trade; Transaction Costs; Institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C51 F23 L31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2006-11
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