ability to predict the trade effects of the EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, the first 'second-generation' FTA of the EU …, applied since 2011. Our results show that, when accounting for information on the FTA components, no extra trade effect is … attributable to the EU-South Korea FTA. The message from the evolution of NTMs differs considerably according to the indicator used …

product standards and technical regulations in the European context. The analysis of these standards and technical regulations …

assurance scheme (QAS) were decided as responses by fruit and vegetable producers to market conditions, separating certification … implementation of QMS and binary probit for the choice of QAS. It is found that the buyers' demand for certification and the efforts … can lead to the diffusion of certification. Because the absence of information provision and the controls exerted by …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the scope for international private standards to play a role in reducing … the risk distribution. Certification also correlates negatively with risk-reduction for technologically advanced firms, as …

' choice of a dominant source for acquiring information and the knowledge about standards. The questionnaire survey research … source for gaining knowledge about standards. Domestic SMEs shape their decisions to hire consultants predominantly because … of a negative perception of standards. The usage of customer inputs as a dominant source for gaining information and …

This paper investigates whether TBT provisions included in RTAs differ from those under the WTO TBT Agreement, and, if …, marking and labelling and sector-specific commitments. We find that all RTAs signed since 2010 systematically include TBT … provisions and that the most frequent provisions are those referring to the TBT Agreement and transparency. Moreover, even if …

Europe (CESEE). Recent studies show that market regulations and standards that are embedded within Technical Barriers to … discourage MNEs from investing there. Furthermore, MNEs from countries that impose more regulations and standards might be more …

(TBT) and sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS) of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The work outlines the …

Our analysis covers 260 RTAs, of which 200 include at least one provision on TBT. We find that in general disputes on … TBT provisions arising under RTAs are not treated differently from other type of RTA disputes. Fifteen per cent of RTAs … with TBT provisions include provisions that apply exclusively to the resolution of TBT disputes and do so in general to …