Results 71 to 80 of about 6,148 (259)

Trade-Related Environmental Measures under the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Malaysia: The Analysis of its’ Application

open access: yesJournal of International Studies, 2016
The objective of this study is to explore the application of trade-related environmental measures in Malaysia. Trade-related environmental measures are environmental measures that were invoked which may have an effect on international trade.
Yanti Ahmad Shafiee, Asmah Laili Yeon
doaj  

Food inflation pass‐through from agricultural imports in a small open economy

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper develops a new framework for quantifying cost pass‐through in a small open economy by estimating firm‐level markup responses to agricultural import price shocks. We show theoretically that markup adjustments depend on firms' reliance on imported inputs and demand curvature, generating heterogeneous inflationary effects across firm ...
Minseong Kang, Seungki Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade Caused by SPS Measures and Customs Procedures with Product Quality Changes

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2009
This study develops a methodology to quantify the combined effects of two major nontariff barriers (NTBs), sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and customs and administrative procedures.
Lan Liu, Chengyan Yue
doaj   +1 more source

Reforming Non-Tariff Measures: From Evidence to Policy Advice

open access: yes, 2017
High levels of trade costs persist in the world trading system, despite recent progress in tariff reduction, trade facilitation, and logistics. At least some of these costs can be attributed to non-tariff measures (NTMs), policies imposed by governments other than ordinary customs duties which have an impact on the price at which exports and imports ...
Cadot, Olivier   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Preferential trading in agriculture: New insights from a structural gravity analysis and machine learning

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) contain various non‐tariff provisions, yet identifying their trade effects remains challenging because these commitments are high‐dimensional and strongly correlated within agreements. We estimated a theory‐consistent structural gravity model with domestic flows for 26 agricultural subsectors over 1988–2017
Dongin Kim, Sandro Steinbach
wiley   +1 more source

US, China and Latin America in the tariff standoff [PDF]

open access: yesВосточная Азия: факты и аналитика
The main objective of the article is to characterize both the external and underlying reasons for the American tariff demarche, to reveal their geoeconomic and geopolitical prerequisites.
Safronova Elena I.
doaj   +1 more source

Wood Sawdust as a Low‐Cost Filler in Whole‐Tire Reclaimed Rubber: Mechanical Characterization and Factory‐Scale Cost Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Whole‐tire reclaimed rubber is upgraded with wood sawdust, a carpentry by‐product available at no cost, across loadings from 0 to 20 wt%. At 5 wt%, tensile strength, elongation, hardness, viscosity, and water absorption all stay within commercial specification, and real factory data show an annual production saving near $62,000 with no capital ...
Mohammed S. Matar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRIFOOD PRODUCTION: A PROBLEM TO BE TACKLED BY DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

open access: yesRevista Tempo do Mundo
The substantial increase in greenhouse gas emissions in recent decades has led to a significant rise in global warming and climate change. In response, governments have introduced policies, including environmental trade regulations, to promote ...
Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

EU Trade Regulations and Imports of Hygienic Poultry

open access: yesCroatian Economic Survey, 2019
This study sheds light on particular issues of poultry imports to the EU during the 1996–2014 period. First, we analyze the mechanisms of EU market protection through the evolution of tariffs and non-tariff measures (NTMs), both descriptively and ...
Mahdi Ghodsi, Robert Stehrer
doaj   +1 more source

Trends and Current Situation of China's Meat Sector

open access: yesAnimal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the world's largest meat producer, consumer, and importer, China's meat sector has undergone profound transformation over the past decade, driven by biological crises (e.g., African Swine Fever), environmental policies, and global market integration. This study analyzes the sector's production restructuring, consumption diversification, and
Zengyong Zhu
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy