Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade Papers

Beghin, John C. and Jean-Christophe Bureau . Quantification of Sanitary, Phytosanitary, and Technical Barriers to Trade for Trade Policy Analysis. Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, January 2002.  

Ganslandt, Mattias and James R. Markusen. "Standards and Related Regulations in International Trade: A Modeling Approach." National Bureau of Economic Research, June 2001. 

Gardal, Neil. "Quantifying the Trade Impact of Compatibility Standards and Barriers: An Industrial Organization Perspective." World Bank, April 2000.

Henson, Spencer; Loader, Rupert; Swinbank, Alan and Bredahl, Maury. "The Impact of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures on Developing Country Exports of Agricultural and Food Products." World Bank, October 1999. 

Hufbauer, Gary; Kotschwar, Barbara and Wilson, John. "Trade, Standards, and Development: Perspectives from Latin America." World Bank, June 2000.

Iacovone, Leonardo. "Analysis and Impact of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures" October 2003.

Jackson, Lee Ann. Is Regulatory Harmonization Efficient? The Case of Agricultural Biotechnology Labelling. Center for International Economic Studies, March 2002.

James, Sallie. "An Economic Analysis of Food Safety Issues Following the SPS Agreement: Lessons from the Hormones Dispute." Center for International Economic Studies, February 2000.

Jansen, Marion and André Lince de Faria. Product Labeling, Quality and International Trade. WTO, February 2002.

Koivusalo, Meri. The Impact of WTO Agreements on Health and Development Policies. Globalism and Social Policy Program. January, 2003.

Mahe, L.P. and Ortalo-Magne, F. "International Cooperation in the Regulation of Food Quality and Safety Attributes." OECD, October 1998. 

Markusen, James and Ganslandt, Mattias. "Standards and Related Regulations in International Trade: A Modeling Approach." World Bank, April 2000.

Maskus, Keith and Wilson, John. "Quantifying the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade: A Review of Past Attempts and the New Policy Context." World Bank, April 2000.

Maskus, Keith; Wilson, John and Otsuki, Tsunehiro. "Quantifying the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade: A Framework for Analysis." World Bank, January 2001.

Neven, Damien. "Evaluating the Effects of Non-Tariff Barriers: The Economic Analysis of Protection in WTO Disputes." World Bank, April 2000 (Draft).

Otsuki, Tsunehiro; Wilson, John and Sewadeh, Mirvat. "A Race to the Top? A Case Study of Food Safety Standards and African Exports." World Bank, March 2001. 

Oyejide, T. Ademola; Ogunkola, Olawale; and Bankole, Abiodun. "Quantifying the Trade Impact of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards: What is Known and Issues of Importance for Sub-Saharan Africa." World Bank, April 2000.

Perdikis, Nicholas; Kerr, William and Hobbs, Jill. "Can the WTO/GATT Agreements on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade be Renegotiated to Accommodate Agricultural Biotechnology?" University of Connecticut, June 1999.

Perez, Oren. "Reconstructing Science: The Hormone Conflict Between the EU and United States." European Foreign Affairs Review, 1998. (2.3 megabytes)

Roberts, Donna et al. "A Framework for Analyzing Technical Barriers to Trade in Agricultural Markets." USDA, March 1999. or HTML format.

Roberts, Donna. "Implementation of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures." USDA, December 1998.

Roberts, Donna. "Implementation of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: The First Two Years." International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, May 1998.

Roberts, Donna; Orden, David and Josling, Timothy. "WTO Disciplines on Technical Barriers to Agricultural Trade: Progress, Prospects and Implications for Developing Countries." World Bank, October 1999.

Other Resources

The World Trade Organization's Technical Barriers to Trade Information page.