Regional agreements on standards have been largely ignored by economists and unconditionally blessed by multilateral trade rules. The authors find, theoretically and empirically, that such agreements increase trade between participating countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region-that is, harmonization-boosts exports of excluded industrial countries to the region. But it reduces exports of excluded...
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2004/11/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS3458
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2010/07/01
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Regionalism in standards - good or bad for trade?
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rules of origin
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