Year: 2010
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The dissertation studies two Non-tariffs Barriers to International Trade (NTBs) as they relate to trade liberalizations. Chapter 1 develops a theoretical model to explain the observed heterogeneity in the adoption of antidumping laws by small developing countries in an environment of multilat-eral tariff reduction. The analysis is based on a three-stage game of trade policy determination with imperfect competition in differentiated products where the potential lobby for protection is reflected in the government’s objective function and where tariffs may be bound due to multilateral trade agreements. This framework implies that the implementation of this administrative protec-tion device is the government’s best response when multilateral bound tariffs reach a sufficiently low threshold. The heterogeneity in the adoption decision is explained by the relative size of the domestic market, the degree of product differentiation, and political economy motives. In chapter 2, I develop a new World Bank database of European standards for electronic prod-ucts to study the impact of harmonization of product standards on European Union imports. We employ a gravity model to conclude that European Union standards for electronic products that are harmonized to international standards have a positive and significant effect on trade.
Author: José Daniel Reyes
Language: English
Topic: Global trade and economics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W189617024