The Size of Terroir: A Theoretical Note on Economics and Politics of Geographical Indications |
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Authors: | Koen Deconinck Jo Swinnen |
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Abstract: | Geographical indications (GI) certify the geographical origins of a product and delineate the specific area in which the certified product must be produced. Despite a large literature on the economics of GIs, few papers have explored the question of the optimal size of GI regions. This note presents a flexible conceptual framework to explore the economics and politics of the delimitation of a GI. The general framework describes the efficiency and distributional effects of the size of a GI and shows how this affects interest groups’ incentives to influence government decision‐making. |
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Keywords: | Efficiency and distributional effects geographical indications political economy quality standards |
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