Nontariff measures with market imperfections [[electronic resource] ] : trade and welfare implications / / edited by John C. Beghin

• Autore: Beghin John C
• Pubblicazione: Bradford, : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (327 p.)
• Disciplina: 382.7
• Soggetto topico: Free trade; Non-tariff trade barriers
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BeladiHamid ChoiE. Kwan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; NONTARIFF MEASURES WITH MARKET IMPERFECTIONS: TRADE AND WELFARE IMPLICATIONS; COPYRIGHT PAGE; ABOUT THE SERIES: FRONTIERS OF ECONOMICS AND GLOBALIZATION; ABOUT THE EDITOR; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; CONTENTS; PART I: INTRODUCTION AND MAIN FINDINGS; INTRODUCTION AND MAIN FINDINGS; 1 Introduction; 2 Summary and key findings; References; PART II: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; 1 A COST-BENEFIT APPROACH FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF NONTARIFF MEASURES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE; 1 Introduction; 2 Market failures and imperfections; 2.1 Market failures affecting consumers ; 2.2 Market failures affecting producers3 Cost-benefit framework: a modular approach; 3.1 Prohibitive standard; 3.2 Free Trade; 3.3 Free trade with a mandatory label; 4 Recent advances in measuring valuation of consumption market failures; 5 Toward implementation of the framework; 5.1 Parameterization and data sources; 5.2 An illustration: labeling of fish products; 6 Concluding discussion; Acknowledgments; References; 2 THE ECONOMICS AND POTENTIAL PROTECTIONISM OF FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS AND INSPECTIONS: AN APPLICATION TO THE U.S. SHRIMP MARKET; 1 Introduction; 2 Related literature ; 3 Background on seafood inspections by the FDA4 Externality and health cost; 5 Cost of HACCP implementation for foreign and domestic producers; 6 A simple conceptual model; 7 The shrimp application; 8 How to finance inspections?; 9 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 3 HOW TO PROMOTE QUALITY PERCEPTION: BRAND ADVERTISING OR GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION?; 1 The model; 2 The producers' choices; 3 Extensions; 4 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Appendix A: The frontiers determination and proof of propositions; Appendix B; References ; 4 TRANSPARENCY IN NONTARIFF MEASURES: EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURAL TRADE1 Introduction; 2 Literature review; 2.1 Transparency and institutions; 2.2 Transparency and search costs; 2.3 Transparency and trade relations; 3 Taxonomy of transparency in trade; 3.1 Publication of information: availability, accessibility and inferability; 3.2 Participation in decision-making: openness, inclusiveness and influence; 3.3 Predictability: review and appeal, enforcement of rules and cooperation; 3.4 Fighting corruption and bribery; 4 Regional agreements vehicles for promoting transparency in NTMs ; 4.1 Preferential or MFN? Antispaghetti bowl effects of transparency disciplines4.2 More than lip service: enforceability of WTO-plus transparency commitments in RTAs; 5 Empirical impact of transparency commitments in RTAs; 5.1 Description of data; 5.2 Specification and estimation; 5.3 Results and discussion; 6 Concluding remarks and future research; Acknowledgments; References; 5 CHOOSING THE BEST MODEL IN THE PRESENCE OF ZERO TRADE: A FISH PRODUCT ANALYSIS; 1 Introduction; 2 Conventional OLS and zero-accounting models of the gravity equation; 2.1 Anderson and van Wincoop's gravity model ; 2.2 The Heckman specification
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume presents new developments in non-tariff measure (NTM) policy analysis by leading authors in the field; from conceptual developments and methodology improvements, to a series of innovative cases studies. A novel policy research agenda underlies the book recognizing that some NTMs are required to sustain market exchange. The investigations address the welfare and trade impacts of standard-like NTMs in presence of market imperfections, their measurements, potential protectionism, and implications for North-South trade and income prospects in developing countries, including for small h
• Titolo autorizzato: Nontariff measures with market imperfections
• ISBN: 1-78190-755-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452916503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Frontiers of economics and globalization ; ; 12.