Regionalism in Standards: Good or Bad for Trade?

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 b...

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Main Authors: Chen, Maggie Xiaoyang, Mattoo, Aaditya
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5457728/regionalism-standards-good-or-bad-trade
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13999