This paper is a survey of the recent literature devoted to the economics of private labels. After providing some statistics about the development of private labels for different products in different OECD countries, the survey outlines what the literature says about the factors that favor the...

[eng] In this article we survey the economic literature on private labels (PLs). The first section looks at PL growth. We analyze the causes of private-label introduction by retailers and its impact on manufacturers and consumers. We compare our conclusions with the findings of empirical...

Si l'objectif premier des politiques alimentaires fut, pendant longtemps, de garantir la sécurité alimentaire des populations, les objectifs sont maintenant plus qualitatifs, au moins dans les pays développés. L’importance du "mieux" manger s’est progressivement accrue dans un contexte...