ISO9000标准贸易效应的实证研究

The Impact of ISO9000 Standards on International Trade Based on Empirical Results

尽管至今已有大量文献研究了国际标准的贸易效应,但我们对实际情况仍然了解甚少。以ISO9000标准为代表对国际质量标准的贸易效应进行了实证研究,研究借鉴了引力模型,将各国ISO9001:2000/2008标准认证企业数量作为贸易条件参数。实证结果表明,出口国和进口国ISO9000标准认证的增加都有利于促进出口增长,这在发展中国家对发达国家的出口中表现的最为明显。这意味着,对我国出口企业而言I,SO9000标准在缓解信息不对称方面的正面作用远远超过了认证成本增加带来的负面影响。

While there is a large literature about international standards and trade, we know much less about how international standards work in practice. This purpose of this paper is to elucidate the impact of ISO9000 stand- ards on trade. To assess the actual impact , we estimate a gravity equation for exports incorporating ISO9001：2000/ 2008 adoptions in each country as factors affecting trade. The empirical test finds domestic and foreign ISO9000 a- doptions to benefit exports, and ISO9000 diffusion more positively push trade to developed nations in developing na- tion. The results indicate that ISO9000 standards not create barriers to trade but lower information asymmetries be- tween firms to China＇ s certified firms.