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A model of IPRs in the international supply chain of seeds and agricultural production

Eaton, Derek - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014

framework. The effects of IPRs on innovation are endogenized and the welfare of consumers assessed through the price for food …. The theoretical analysis reveals some novel aspects of the traditional innovation versus diffusion tradeoff. Less … productive producers, and also consumers, are better off with a moderate level of appropriability and lower level of innovation …

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Intra-Industry Trade in Horizontally and Vertically Differentiated Agri-Food Products between Hungary and the EU

Ferto, Imre; Hubbard, Lionel J. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2002

Intra-industry trade in agri-food products between Hungary and the EU is shown to be low and dominated by vertically rather than horizontally differentiated products, suggesting higher economic adjustment costs. Following recent empirical studies, we then test econometrically for the...

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FIRMS’ RESPONSES TO NUTRITIONAL POLICIES

Duvaleix-Treguer, Sabine; Hammoudi, Hakim; Rouached, Lamia - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010

The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of nutritional policies on the behavior of firms, particularly in terms of food quality and prices, and to assess the potential impacts of such policies from a public health point of view. We determine how new products that are nutritionally...

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Welfare Measurement and Quality Product Differentiation in Agriculture: An Example From the EU15 Beef Sector

Ramos, Maria Priscila; Drogue, Sophie; Marette, Stephan - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2005

This paper examines the impact of two different model specifications on welfare estimations. A model specification that takes into account product differentiation is compared to a specification where the product differentiation is overlooked. The welfare comparison under both specifications show...

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Should Europe Further Strengthen Intellectual Property for Plant Breeders? An Analysis of Seed Industry Proposals

Eaton, Derek J.F.; Tongeren, Frank W. van - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2005

This paper illustrates the potential negative effects of increasing the scope of plant breeders' rights (PBR) protection, as has been proposed for Europe by leading plant breeding firms. Such a policy could increase the costs for varietal development for breeding companies, particularly if their...

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How differentiated is the Scottish Beef? An Analysis of Supermarket Data Panel

Revoredo-Giha, Cesar; Lamprinopoulou, Chrysa; Leat, … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2009

The Scottish red meat industry is a major part of the Scottish agricultural economy and is known for producing high quality beef and lamb. Beef and lamb which are produced and processed in Scotland and according to a quality assured production specification, carry the EU ‘Protected...

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Lack of Credibility in Food Markets - Driving Medium Quality Food Out of the Market

Christensen, Jan; Graversen, Jesper T. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2005

Some food markets are dominated by high quality and standard quality segments, whereas medium quality products are almost absent. A modeling framework with asymmetric information regarding true quality of the products and the resulting lack of consumer confidence is presented. Uncertainty...

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Joint evolution of spatial integration and product segmentation on agricultural markets: the case of cereals in Mali

Aubert, Magali; Bignebat, Celine; Egg, Johny - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2006

Within the context of liberalisation experienced by the Malian economy since the beginning of the 1990s, spatial integration of cereal markets has been considered as a major tool as to avoid localised shortages due to production shortfalls. However, market dynamic reveals since then new...

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Channel Management and differentiation strategies: A case study from the market for fresh produce

Sodano, Valeria; Hingley, Martin - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2007

The paper analyses the current differentiation strategies in the market for fresh produce. First a short review of the literature on channel structure and product differentiation is presented, in order to identify, on a theoretical grounding the incentives for differentiation strategies. Second,...

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Potential Adoption of Genetically Modified Rapeseed in France, Effects on Revenues of Farmers and Upstream Companies: an ex ante evaluation

Desquilbet, Marion; Lemarie, Stephane; Levert, Fabrice - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2002

In this paper, we conduct an empirical investigation of potential adoption of herbicide-tolerant (HT) genetically modified (GM) rapeseed in France. Our aim is to study ex ante the potential impact of their adoption in France, in terms of adoption level, economic gains, and distribution of these...

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