 Pesticide residues and trade, the apple of discord?Résidus de pesticides et commerce, une pomme de discorde ?Sophie Drogué and Federica Demaria Post-Print from HAL Abstract: In this paper we study the impact of the regulations on Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) of pesticides on the trade of apples and pears and related processed products with the aim of understanding how their similarity (or dissimilarity) affect trade. Most studies investigate the impact of sanitary regulations introducing directly in the analysis the MRL put in force in the importing country. They introduce in the analysis the level of the regulation in the importing country without taking into account the rule in force in the exporting country. Rather than focusing on a particular pesticide we take into account the entire list of substances set out by the various regulations. We then build a similarity index and introduce it into a gravity equation to assess the impact of the differences in MRL of pesticides on trade. Results suggest that the differences between regulations matter and may, in some case, hinder trade. Keywords: food safety; standards; maximum residue levels; pear; market access; similarity index; fruit; apple (search for similar items in EconPapers) Published in Food Policy, 2012, 37 (6), pp.641-649. ⟨10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.06.007⟩ There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02648372 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.06.007 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Post-Print from HAL |
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