Regulatory patterns in international pork trade and similarity with the EU SPS/TBT standards
Peci, J. ; Sanjuán, A.I.
Resumen: Aim of study: With the increasing protagonism of non-tariff measures (NTMs) in trade policy, better indexes are needed to depict the prevalence and similarity of NTMs across countries for further use in trade impact assessments.
Area of study: Worldwide, with special focus on the European Union (EU) Material and methods: Using the TRAINS database on NTMs, we calculated and proposed some indicators, stressing both regulatory intensity and diversity, as well as similarity of regulatory patterns between trade partners. Our application focuses on pork trade and main importers, amongst which, the EU is singled out.
Main results: We found a high level of heterogeneity in NTMs’ application, both, in the number and variety of measures. The bilateral similarity was relatively low, such as only 30% of sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS) and 20% of technical barriers to trade were shared, providing ground and incentive for discussing trade policy harmonization. Our analysis suggests that SPS regulations prevail in those sectors and countries more engaged in trade, while a negative correlation with tariffs raises protection-ism concerns. Our bilateral indicators rank country pairs according to the similarity of their regulatory patterns. The EU, for instance, is closer in SPS regulations to China or USA than to Canada or New Zealand, which will require actions in the context of the bilateral trade agreements in course.
Research highlights: The low similarity of regulatory patterns evidence the challenges faced by policy makers to streamline technical regulations. For an accurate representation of regulatory patterns and their impact on trade, both uni-and bilateral indicators need to be considered.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2020181-15005
Año: 2020
Publicado en: Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 18, 1 (2020), e0102 [14 pp]
ISSN: 1695-971X
Factor impacto JCR: 1.238 (2020)
Categ. JCR: AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 31 / 58 = 0.534 (2020) - Q3 - T2
Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.337 - Agronomy and Crop Science (Q3)
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/INIA-FEDER/RTA2015-00031-00-00
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
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Area of study: Worldwide, with special focus on the European Union (EU) Material and methods: Using the TRAINS database on NTMs, we calculated and proposed some indicators, stressing both regulatory intensity and diversity, as well as similarity of regulatory patterns between trade partners. Our application focuses on pork trade and main importers, amongst which, the EU is singled out.
Main results: We found a high level of heterogeneity in NTMs’ application, both, in the number and variety of measures. The bilateral similarity was relatively low, such as only 30% of sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS) and 20% of technical barriers to trade were shared, providing ground and incentive for discussing trade policy harmonization. Our analysis suggests that SPS regulations prevail in those sectors and countries more engaged in trade, while a negative correlation with tariffs raises protection-ism concerns. Our bilateral indicators rank country pairs according to the similarity of their regulatory patterns. The EU, for instance, is closer in SPS regulations to China or USA than to Canada or New Zealand, which will require actions in the context of the bilateral trade agreements in course.
Research highlights: The low similarity of regulatory patterns evidence the challenges faced by policy makers to streamline technical regulations. For an accurate representation of regulatory patterns and their impact on trade, both uni-and bilateral indicators need to be considered.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2020181-15005
Año: 2020
Publicado en: Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 18, 1 (2020), e0102 [14 pp]
ISSN: 1695-971X
Factor impacto JCR: 1.238 (2020)
Categ. JCR: AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 31 / 58 = 0.534 (2020) - Q3 - T2
Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.337 - Agronomy and Crop Science (Q3)
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/INIA-FEDER/RTA2015-00031-00-00
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. Exportado de SIDERAL (2021-09-02-09:07:01)
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