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The effect of sanitary and phytosanitary measures on EU exports: The case of agri-food products

Andersson, Sofie LU (2018) NEKN01 20182
Department of Economics
Abstract
With protectionism on a global rise, non-tariff measures have been an object for public debates and
research, as the work of WTO has reduced the possibilities of raising traditional trade restrictions as
customs tariffs. Hence governments have turned to non-tariff measures and regulatory standards
to fulfill their agendas. This study aims at shedding light on the question of whether non-tariff
measures, and particularly sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, have been decreasing trade
between 2002 and 2017. This is conducted by investigating the effects of EU exports of agri-food
products as the importer imposes an SPS measure towards these products. The result is estimated
by applying Ordinary Least Squares and Pseudo-Poisson... (More)
With protectionism on a global rise, non-tariff measures have been an object for public debates and
research, as the work of WTO has reduced the possibilities of raising traditional trade restrictions as
customs tariffs. Hence governments have turned to non-tariff measures and regulatory standards
to fulfill their agendas. This study aims at shedding light on the question of whether non-tariff
measures, and particularly sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, have been decreasing trade
between 2002 and 2017. This is conducted by investigating the effects of EU exports of agri-food
products as the importer imposes an SPS measure towards these products. The result is estimated
by applying Ordinary Least Squares and Pseudo-Poisson Maximum Likelihood to the gravity
model of trade. The data sets include EU export of agri-food gods to 122 countries during
2002-2017. This study does not find any decreases in EU exports. However, the results are mostly
insignificant and any definite conclusion can not be drawn. There is, however, significant proof of
a decrease in exports towards low-income countries as these impose SPS measures. (Less)
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author
Andersson, Sofie LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKN01 20182
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Gravity Model, Trade, Non-tariff Barriers, SPS, European Union
language
English
id
8960345
date added to LUP
2018-11-19 08:27:28
date last changed
2018-11-19 08:27:28
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  abstract     = {{With protectionism on a global rise, non-tariff measures have been an object for public debates and
research, as the work of WTO has reduced the possibilities of raising traditional trade restrictions as
customs tariffs. Hence governments have turned to non-tariff measures and regulatory standards
to fulfill their agendas. This study aims at shedding light on the question of whether non-tariff
measures, and particularly sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, have been decreasing trade
between 2002 and 2017. This is conducted by investigating the effects of EU exports of agri-food
products as the importer imposes an SPS measure towards these products. The result is estimated
by applying Ordinary Least Squares and Pseudo-Poisson Maximum Likelihood to the gravity
model of trade. The data sets include EU export of agri-food gods to 122 countries during
2002-2017. This study does not find any decreases in EU exports. However, the results are mostly
insignificant and any definite conclusion can not be drawn. There is, however, significant proof of
a decrease in exports towards low-income countries as these impose SPS measures.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Sofie}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The effect of sanitary and phytosanitary measures on EU exports: The case of agri-food products}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}