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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140142203321

Autore

Benavente Daniela

Titolo

The economics of geographical indications

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Graduate Institute Publications, 2013

[Place of publication not identified], : Graduate Institute Publications, 2013

ISBN

2-940503-21-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (60 pages)

Collana

International Economics ; ; Number 2

Soggetti

Commerce

Business & Economics

International Commerce

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This book seeks to contribute to an understanding of the role played by international trade law in shaping economic outcomes from a theoretical perspective. The focus is on geographical indications (GI), an intellectual property right defined in the TRIPs Agreement of the WTO. The premise is that a GI can be conceptualized as a ‘club asset’: firms that produce GI-labelled goods both add value and derive benefits from the GI. The book starts by presenting a dynamic model of GI reputation under the assumption that quality is endogenous. This is followed by a static partial equilibrium model of club optimality conditions under the assumption that quality is exogenous (defined by a standard). The author concludes by presenting a model of the welfare effects of the so called “claw-back” of GIs, when a country starts protecting a foreign GI previously considered generic.