We assess the literature on public and private quality standards and their impact in food
markets, international trade, and global supply chains. We focus on their effects on welfare …

Summary The Global Value Chains (GVC) literature intervenes in today's challenging
development context by focusing on the means by which developing-country industries can …

This paper assesses how cross-country differences in public mandatory food standards
affect trade, prices and product quality upgrading in the agri-food sector. We estimate …

Private sustainability standards are increasingly important in food trade with developing
countries, but the implications for smallholder farmers are still poorly understood. We …

We investigate the welfare and productivity implications of private sustainability standards in
the coffee sector in Uganda. We use cross-sectional household survey data and an …

The relevance of non-tariff barriers for global trade flows has increased in recent decades.
However, the effect of food standards—as a particular important non-tariff measure—on …

We examine the short‐term impact of the Positive List System (PLS), a strict food safety
standard implemented by Japan in 2006, on vegetable exports from China to Japan. By …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of the functioning of
HACCP principles in certified and non-certified food businesses. Design/methodology …

In global agricultural value-chains, private food standards are proliferating. Yet, their trade
effects remain poorly understood. This paper assesses the effect of GlobalGAP certification …

This article investigates the trade implications of voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) in
tropical commodity sectors. VSS are increasingly important, not only in corporate …