Estimating the Impact of Environmental SPS and TBT on International Trade

Integration and Trade Journal, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2005

Posted: 31 Aug 2008

See all articles by Lionel Gérard Fontagné

Lionel Gérard Fontagné

Banque de France; CEPII; University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne; Paris School of Economics

Mondher Mimouni

International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO)

Jean-Michel Pasteels

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: 2005

Abstract

According to the WTO rules, governments are allowed to take measures in order to protect human health, as well as animal and plant health, provided that the enforced measures are not disguised protectionism. Whether measures enforced under the SPS and TBT agreements do not translate into unnecessary barriers to trade is a key issue. Contrasting with previous studies focusing on single cases, we adopt an econometric approach tackling the impact of such measures on trade, across countries and industries. Our findings generalize previous findings, with a predominance of negative impacts on trade of certain products, while an insignificant or even positive impact is observed for other products.

Keywords: Non-tariff barriers, SPS, TBT

JEL Classification: F13, F18

Suggested Citation

Fontagné, Lionel and Mimouni, Mondher and Pasteels, Jean-Michel, Estimating the Impact of Environmental SPS and TBT on International Trade (2005). Integration and Trade Journal, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1260862

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Jean-Michel Pasteels

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