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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