Do China's food safety standards affect agricultural trade? The case of dairy products
文献类型：SCI/SSCI论文
| 作者 | Yang J. |
| 发表日期 | 2014 |
| 关键词 | Agricultural policy Food policy Agricultural trade exports gravity regulations attributes demand impact |
| 英文摘要 | Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine how China's food safety standards affect agricultural trade in the case of dairy products. Design/methodology/approach - A gravity model is applied to quantitatively address the impacts of changing food safety standards in China in the case of its dairy imports. The paper considers the trade impacts of not only a specific hazard substance but also overall strictness of safety standards. Findings - The paper shows that changes in food safety standards of dairy products have no effect on China's dairy imports. The finding is not particularly surprising considering special characteristics of China's food safety standards. Given the fact that China's safety standards are relatively lower than that in its major exporters, the trade-impeding effect may not be substantial. Research limitations/implications - First, this study is unable to estimate the trade-enhancing and trade-impending effects separately. Second, the study does not account for a potential endogeneity issue associated with food safety standards. Originality/value - This paper contributes to the debate on how food safety standards affect trade by demonstrating that safety standards in developing countries like China can affect international trade differently from that in developed countries. Although results are specific to China's dairy imports, the explanations are applicable to food safety standards in other developing countries. |
| 出处 | China Agricultural Economic Review |
| 卷 | 6 |
| 期 | 1 |
| 页 | 21-37 |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| ISSN号 | 1756-137X |
| 源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/29601]  |
| 专题 | 地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Yang J.. Do China's food safety standards affect agricultural trade? The case of dairy products. 2014. |
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来源：地理科学与资源研究所
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