The Economics of International Harmonization of MRLs

May Yeung, William Kerr, Blair Coomber (), Matthew Lantz () and Alyse McConnell ()
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Matthew Lantz: Bryant Christie Inc.
Alyse McConnell: Bryant Christie Inc.

Chapter Chapter 4 in Declining International Cooperation on Pesticide Regulation, 2017, pp 27-43 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The economics of Asynchronous asynchronous regulations internationally is modeled. The modelModel is used to show the economic Costs costs associated with the persistence of regulatory Divergence divergence. Given the economic and food security Benefits benefits from international regulatory Harmonization harmonization, factors that enter into decision-making that are not captured in economic assessments are chronicled.

Keywords: Economic model; Transactions; Competitiveness; Harmonization; Equivalence; Switching costs; Regulatory convergence; Welfare; Import ban; Regulatory divergence; Costs; Type one errors; Bureaucracy; Science-based; Minimum threshold; Negotiations; Political precaution; Risk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60552-4_4

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