Open AccessQuality Response and Competitiveness of Fish Exports in Oman
Author(s) -
Lokman Zaïbet,
A. AI-Marshudi
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of agricultural and marine sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2410-1079
pISSN - 2410-1060
DOI - 10.24200/jams.vol5iss2pp107-111
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , product (mathematics) , product differentiation , business , industrial organization , scale (ratio) , international market , fish <actinopterygii> , international trade , key (lock) , international economics , economics , microeconomics , fishery , computer science , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , cournot competition , biology , computer security
Received trade theory presumes an important role for increasing returns to scale, product-differentiation, and quality as determinants of trade flows. In a global world, exports can only be expanded if a nation is competitive in terms of cost and quality of traded products. Food safety and quality systems, such as HACCP or ISO 9000, are indirectly included in international agreements (GATT) as facilitators of trade. These systems may lead to cost leadership and product improvement, which are key factors to higher competitiveness and sustained benefits in international markets. This paper estimates a modified Armington model that links product differentiation and safety programs to market shares, i.e. competitiveness.