Data/hora: 10/06/2024 02:29:42

Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Geographical Indications and the Competitive Provision of Quality in Agricultural Markets
Autores: | Moschini,   GianCarlo; Menapace,   Luisa; Pick,   Daniel H.
Data: | 2008-04-15
Ano: | 2008
Palavras-chave: | Competitive industry; Free entry/exit; Geographical indications; Marshallian stability; Quality certification; Trademarks; Welfare; Public Economics.
Resumo: | The economics of geographical indications (GIs) is assessed within a vertical product differentiation framework that is consistent with the competitive structure of the agricultural sector with free entry/exit. It is assumed that certification costs are needed for GIs to serve as (collective) credible quality certification devices, and production of high-quality product is endogenously determined. We find that GIs can support a competitive provision of quality that partly overcomes the market failure and leads to clear welfare gains, although they fall short of delivering the (constrained) first-best level of the high-quality good. The main beneficiaries of the welfare gains are consumers. Producers may also accrue some benefit if the production of high-quality products draws on scarce factors that they own.
Tipo: | Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

29216

http://purl.umn.edu/6891

Relação:

Iowa State University&gt;Center for Agricultural and Rural Development&gt;CARD Working Paper Series

CARD Working Paper

08-WP 458

Formato: | 39