Replication Data for Does The World Trade Organization Enable Biosecurity and Trade for Importers and Exporters?

Our paper sheds light on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) cooperation among trading countries. We contribute to the existing literature a data-driven analysis on the effectiveness of various forms (in monetary value, duration, and diversification) for SPS-related technical assistance received by 33 countries from 1993 to 2015. The World Trade Organization's (WTO’s) SPS Agreement encourages biosecurity for countries to safeguard human health and productivity from contamination by biological hazards (pests, pathogens or invasive species) through technical assistance. Our panel model finds that WTO’s SPS program encourages simultaneously agricultural trade and biosecurity in traded goods. We implement a Multiple Indicator Solution (MIS) to correct bias from the endogenous technical assistance. The effectiveness of technical assistance depends on the level of development and geography among the heterogeneous countries in our data. This investment in biosecurity benefits both donors and recipients of technical assistance. Based on our results donors should be encouraged to invest in countries with below average resources and abilities.本文聚焦于贸易国之间的卫生与植物检疫（Sanitary and Phytosanitary, SPS）合作议题。本文为现有研究贡献了一项数据驱动的分析，针对1993年至2015年间33个国家所获SPS相关技术援助的多维度有效性展开研究，涵盖援助的资金规模、实施时长与覆盖多元化程度三个维度。世界贸易组织（World Trade Organization, WTO）的《卫生与植物检疫协定》（SPS Agreement）鼓励各国通过技术援助强化生物安全，以保障人类健康与生产活动免受生物危害（害虫、病原体或入侵物种）的污染侵害。本文构建的面板模型结果显示，WTO的SPS相关项目能够同时推动农产品贸易与贸易货物的生物安全水平提升。本文采用多指标解（Multiple Indicator Solution, MIS）方法，修正内生性技术援助带来的估计偏误。技术援助的有效性取决于样本中异质性国家的经济发展水平与地理区位特征。此类生物安全投资对技术援助的捐赠方与受援方均有益处。基于本文研究结果，应鼓励援助方将资源投向资源与能力低于平均水平的国家。