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Private and Government Food Safety Monitoring: Theory and Evidence from Dairy Sector in Kyrgyzstan

Saak, Alexander - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

Selected Poster for AAEA 2014 annual meetings

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Quality Certification by Geographical Indications, Trademarks and Firm Reputation

Menapace, Luisa; Moschini, GianCarlo - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010

We study firm reputation as a mechanism to assure product quality in perfectly competitive markets in a context in … which both certification and trademarks are available. Shapiro’s (1983) model of reputation is extended to reflect both … reputation and lead to welfare gains compared to a situation in which only private trademarks are available. Hence, certification …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020576

Fertilizer Subsidies and Voting Patterns: Political Economy Dimensions of Input Subsidy Programs

Mason, Nicole M.; Jayne, T.S.; Walle, Nicolas van de - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

, this article empirically tests whether election outcomes affect targeting of subsidized fertilizer and whether fertilizer … households in constituencies won by the ruling party in the last election, and more so the larger its margin of victory. However …

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Policy Responses to 2008 High Food Prices: Domestic Incentives and Global Implications

Woolverton, Andrea E.; Kiawu, James - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

Global food commodity price inflation beginning in 2006 and continuing through mid-2008 became a priority concern for global consumers, producers and policy-makers alike. In response, many governments across the world implemented policies targeting high food commodity prices in their domestic...

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Sensitive Product Treatment in Agricultural Trade Negotiations

Durand-Morat, Alvaro; Wailes, Eric J.; Sharp, Misti - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

The fact that trade, and especially agricultural trade, remains far from free is puzzling, since the superiority of free trade receives overwhelming support among economists (Gawande and Krishna, 2003; Rodrik, 1994). International trade scholars have devoted significant resources to forecasting the...

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THE DIFFERENTIAL IMPACT OF CORRUPTION ON MICROENTERPRISES IN RUSSIA

Safavian, Mehnaz S.; Sheldon, Ian M.; Graham, Douglas H.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2001

Over the past decade, the repressive legal and regulatory environment in transition economies has received considerable attention in the literature. In Russia, this framework has resulted in an environment in which rules and regulations govern almost all aspects of economic activity. The...

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HOW TO CONSIDER GOVERNANCE IN ECONOMIC POLICY MODELING?

Gaitan, Beatriz; Pavel, Ferdinand - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2001

We develop a framework where economic agents choose between becoming productive entrepreneurs or re-distributive rent seekers. Rent seekers use economic resources to extract rents and thus their existence generates an inefficient economic outcome. We study the welfare impact of rent seeking...

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THE WELFARE IMPACT OF SELF-REGULATION

Zago, Angelo M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2002

This paper is concerned with welfare effects of self-regulation. It considers one group of heterogeneous producers modelling incentives they face when collectively deciding about production and trade of a commodity and employing a technology that take into account the trade-off between quality...

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Regression-Based Simulation of Anti- Poverty Policies in Uganda

Kraybill, David S.; Bashaasha, Bernard - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2005

In this paper, we investigate factors affecting total household consumption and poverty in Uganda using household survey data. Our analysis indicates that household wellbeing can be improved by expanding education at all levels (primary, secondary, and university), expanding formal employment,...

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Economic Impacts of Pink Hibiscus Mealybug in Florida and the United States

Ranjan, Ram - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2005

Replaced with revised version of paper 12/15/05.

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