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A Cost-Benefit Framework for the Assessment of Non-Tariff Measures in Agro-Food Trade


Frank Van Tongeren


Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)

John C. Beghin


Iowa State University - Department of Economics

Stéphan Marette


National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) - ESR

November 23, 2009

OECD Working Paper No. 21

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This report develops a conceptual framework for the assessment of costs and benefits associated with non-tariff measures (NTMs) that allows an evidence-based comparative assessment of alternative regulatory approaches. It was prepared by Frank van Tongeren (OECD Secretariat), John Beghin (Iowa State University), and Stéphan Marette (INRA), and benefited from contributions by Joanna Komorowska (OECD Secretariat).

Number of Pages in PDF File: 73

Keywords: Information and product quality, standardization and compatibility, economics of regulation, agriculture in international trade, trade policy, international trade organisations, NTMs, TBTs

JEL Classification: F13, L15, L51, Q17

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Date posted: November 24, 2009  

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Van Tongeren, Frank, Beghin, John C. and Marette, Stéphan, A Cost-Benefit Framework for the Assessment of Non-Tariff Measures in Agro-Food Trade (November 23, 2009). OECD Working Paper No. 21. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1511822 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1511822

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Frank Van Tongeren (Contact Author)
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) ( email )
2 rue Andre Pascal
Paris Cedex 16, 75775
France
John C. Beghin
Iowa State University - Department of Economics ( email )
260 Heady Hall
Ames, IA 50011
United States
515-294-5811 (Phone)
Stéphan Marette
National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) - ESR ( email )
Univeriste des Sciences Sociales
21, Allee de Brienne
Toulouse 31000
France
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