Estimating the effect of chemical safety standards on firm performance in Malaysia and Vietnam
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06/04/2014
06/04/2014
01/03/2014
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Resumo |
This paper uses firm-level data to examine the impact of chemical safety regulations imposed by importing countries such as RoHS and REACH on the production costs and export performance of firms in Malaysia and Vietnam. We find that in addition to the initial setup costs for compliance, EU RoHS and REACH implementation causes firms to incur additional variable production costs by requiring additional labor and capital expenditures of around 12% of the variable costs, respectively. We also find that compliance with RoHS and REACH significantly increases the probability of export. Furthermore, we find that compliance with EU RoHS and REACH helps firms to penetrate into a greater variety of countries. Also, we find that multinational enterprises and firms participating in global value chains generally exhibit better export performance and their costs rise less steeply. |
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IDE Discussion Paper. No. 455. 2014.3 http://hdl.handle.net/2344/1310 IDE Discussion Paper 455 |
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en eng |
Publicador |
Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO 日本貿易振興機構アジア経済研究所 |
Palavras-Chave | #Malaysia #Vietnam #Environmental protection #International trade #Environmental policy #Industrial standards #Costs #Trade #RoHS #REACH cost function #Market access #519 #AHMY Malaysia マレーシア #AHVM Vietnam ベトナム #F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade #L15 - Information and Product Quality; #O53 - Asia including Middle East |
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Working Paper Technical Report |