This study develops thirteen criteria to detail diverging direct shipping laws of the U.S. states. It also investigates why some states have prohibitive laws by utilizing a logit regression model. Regression results provide strong support for public finance and special interest arguments: It...

Assuming that wine markets are efficient, ultimately a bottle of wine's cost and therefore its price should reflect its vintage, grape variety as well as how it is vinified. Yet, being an experiential good, a wine's price is also closely related to its place of origin. If the designated...

Wine is an experience good and also (at least under certain circumstances and to a certain extent) a conspicuous consumption good. As such, wine buyers should be willing to pay a premium for regional reputation to avoid risk and to send signals about their wealth and social status. At the same...