A comparative institutional analysis of agreements on product standards

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 197-213

  Costinot, Arnaud ^a  

^a Department of Economics   (United States)

Author keywords

Incomplete contracts; Mutual Recognition; National Treatment; Product standards; Trade agreements

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPEAN UNION; STANDARD (REGULATION); TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE PERFORMANCE; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 43049179700     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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