Do food standards affect the quality of EU imports?

This paper investigates the relationship between the diffusion of EU standards and product quality upgrading using highly disaggregated import data to the EU in the food industry. Results show that, on average, the diffusion of EU voluntary standards boosts the rate of quality upgrading. However, the results are heterogeneous when moving from primary to processed foods, and from ISO to non-ISO standards.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Olper, Alessandro ; Curzi, Daniele ; Pacca, Lucia
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 122.2014, 2, p. 233-237
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Quality upgrading \| EU food standards \| Competition \| Distance to the frontier

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	C23 - Models with Panel Data ; F13 - Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations ; F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade ; L15 - Information and Product Quality; Standardization and Compatibility ; O14 - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology ; Q17 - Agriculture in International Trade
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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