North-South Standards Harmonization and International Trade

Olivier Cadot, Anne-Célia Disdier and Lionel Fontagné

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Abstract: Recent years have seen a surge in economic integration agreements (EIAs) and the development of non-tariff measures (NTMs). As a consequence, a growing number of EIAs include provisions on NTMs. This paper focuses on provisions on technical regulations. We investigate whether the technical requirements contained in North-South Agreements affect international trade. More particularly, using a gravity equation, we assess to what extent North-South harmonization of technical barriers creates or reinforces a hub-and-spoke trade structure potentially detrimental to the integration of Southern countries in world economy.

Keywords: Economic integration agreement; Technical provisions; Harmonization; Hub-andspoke trade structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-09
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