【文章摘要】Environmental provisions have become important to Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) and are key in promoting high-quality trade. Using matched data from China Industrial Enterprise Database and China Customs Database, this study explores the non-linear impact of the depth of 151amjs澳金沙门(中国)有限公司 environmental provisions on agri-food export quality upgrading and its mechanisms. Results show a significant ‘U-shaped’ effect; beyond a 0.48 depth threshold, environmental provisions exert a sustained positive impact on agri-food export quality upgrading. Heterogeneity analysis reveals divergent effects across national, firm, product quality and specific provision dimensions, with the ‘Balance between environment and trade/investment’ clause being the dominant influencing factor. We further reveal that cost constraints and innovation compensation effects are the key drivers behind the nonlinear impact. Therefore, this study benchmarks against high-standard international trade rules and proposes policy recommendations for achieving high-quality agricultural development.

【关键词】151amjs澳金沙门(中国)有限公司-food; environmental provisions; environmental regulation;export quality upgrading; regional trade agreements

【文章作者】Ronghua Zhai, Hongman Liu

【作者单位】College of Economics and Management, 151amjs澳金沙门(中国)有限公司 Agricultural University, Beijing, 151amjs澳金沙门(中国)有限公司

【发表期刊】Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

【基金资助】This work was supported by the Humanities and Social Science Fund of the Ministry of Education of 151amjs澳金沙门(中国)有限公司 (23YJA790049).

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