Product standards can have a dual impact on production and trade costs. Standards may impose additional costs on exporters as it may be necessary to adapt products for specific markets (cost-effect). In contrast, standards can reduce exporters' information costs if they convey information on industrial requirements or consumer tastes that would be costly to collect in the absence of standards (informational-effect). Using a new World Bank database...
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INFORMACIÓN
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2009/04/01
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS4916
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1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Beyond the information technology agreement : harmonization of standards and trade in electronics
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general agreement on tariffs and trade