Standards as barriers versus standards as catalysts: Assessing the impact of HACCP implementation on U.S. seafood imports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 310-321

  Anders, Sven M ^a   Caswell, Julie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Developed and developing countries; Food standards; International trade

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPORT; FOOD SAFETY; IMPORT; SEAFOOD; STANDARD (REGULATION); TRADE ORGANIZATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64649093059     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2008.01239.x     Document Type: Article

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