This paper offers an overview for a special issue on agroindustrialization, globalization, and
international development. It sets out a conceptual framework for understanding the links …

This article discusses a number of issues that are influencing the evolution of food safety
regulation in developed and, to a lesser extent, developing countries. Whilst not definitive, it …

Abstract According to World Trade Organization rules, countries may adopt regulations
under the Agreements on Sanitary and Phyto‐Sanitary (SPS) and Technical Barriers to …

This paper explores the impact of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures in developed
countries on developing country exports of agricultural and food products. It identifies the …

Fresh food products have a high income elasticity of demand and few traditional trade
barriers in high income markets. As such, they represent an important opportunity for less …

The gravity model is used extensively to investigate the trade flow effects of Regional Trade
Agreements (RTAs). A notable feature common to previous research is the use of aggregate …

Guarding the safety of a nation's food supply, ensuring quality, and providing information to
consumers so that they can make informed food purchase choices are widely accepted as …

A novel econometric method is used to estimate trade effects of non-tariff measures (NTMs)
for roughly 5 000 traded goods and 80 countries. It explicitly distinguishes several types of …

Significant progress has been made in quantifying the effects of non-tariff measures since
OECD commissioned its last major review of this topic in 1997. This paper reviews the …

Maximum residue level (MRL) regulations in plant products can create unnecessary trade
barriers on one hand and enhance demand via risk mitigation or quality assurance on the …