We collect a novel dataset that covers about 130 countries and the six four-digit live animal categories in the Harmonized System (HS) over a sixteen-year period, to study the link between illicit trade in live animals and threat to animal health from infectious diseases. Our results imply that...

Childhood vaccinations are an important input to disease prevention, but vaccination rates have declined over the last decade due largely to parental fears about vaccine dangers. Education campaigns on the safety of vaccines seem to have little impact. Anecdotal evidence on disease outbreaks...

The WTO Secretariat has published a new information note about trade issues associated with the spread of diseases of animal origin. The note maps out the international framework in place to address these issues, along with ongoing efforts to ensure safe trade in animals and animal products,...

[...] In diesem Beitrag werden Meldungen über SPS-Maßnahmen bei der WTO herangezogen, um Handelswirkungen von sanitären und phytosanitären Handelsbeschränkungen zu messen. Die WTO-Datenbank der SPS-Meldungen wird erläutert. Es wird dann ein Gravitationsmodell verwendet, um für das...