Replication Data for: Does Compliance Pay? Social Standards and Firm-level Trade
<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are a research archivist expert in dataset metadata. Answer the question truthfully.  <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|> Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'What is the relationship between trade and social institutions in the developing world? The research literature is conflicted: importing firms may demand that trading partners observe higher labor and environmental standards, or they may penalize higher standards that raise costs. This study uses new data on retailers and manufacturers to analyze how firm-level trade responds to information about social standards. Contrary to the 'race to the bottom' hypothesis, it finds that retail importers reward exporters for complying with social standards. In difference-in-differences estimates from over  two thousand manufacturing establishments in 36 countries, achieving compliance is associated with a 4% [1%, 7%] average increase in annual purchasing.  The effect is driven largely by the apparel industry---a longterm target of anti-sweatshop so' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|> {"Answer" : ["Global supply chains","Labor","Political economy","Regulation","Trade"]} <|eot_id|>
 Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'What is the relationship between trade and social institutions in the developing world? The research literature is conflicted: importing firms may demand that trading partners observe higher labor and environmental standards, or they may penalize higher standards that raise costs. This study uses new data on retailers and manufacturers to analyze how firm-level trade responds to information about social standards. Contrary to the 'race to the bottom' hypothesis, it finds that retail importers reward exporters for complying with social standards. In difference-in-differences estimates from over  two thousand manufacturing establishments in 36 countries, achieving compliance is associated with a 4% [1%, 7%] average increase in annual purchasing.  The effect is driven largely by the apparel industry---a longterm target of anti-sweatshop so' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.
What is the relationship between trade and social institutions in the developing world? The research literature is conflicted: importing firms may demand that trading partners observe higher labor and environmental standards, or they may penalize higher standards that raise costs. This study uses new data on retailers and manufacturers to analyze how firm-level trade responds to information about social standards. Contrary to the 'race to the bottom' hypothesis, it finds that retail importers reward exporters for complying with social standards. In difference-in-differences estimates from over  two thousand manufacturing establishments in 36 countries, achieving compliance is associated with a 4% [1%, 7%] average increase in annual purchasing.  The effect is driven largely by the apparel industry---a longterm target of anti-sweatshop so
Global supply chains; Labor; Political economy; Regulation; Trade