not sustainable. We also show that timber certification is negatively related to deforestation and thus seems to be a good …

This paper studies the interaction of information disclosure and reputational concerns in certification markets. We …

We investigate the impact of self-organized reputation versus certification by an independent institution on demand for …

Rong-Hai Thai Hom Mali Rice (TKR) is the first officially registered GI Jasmine rice in Thailand. A GI certification is … Thung Kula Rong-Hai (TKRH) area in adopting a GI certification. A logit model is applied for empirical analyses. The … certification of the Thai Jasmine rice households in the TKRH area significantly. …

Who does, and who should initiate costly certification by a third party under asymmetric quality information, the buyer …-induced certification acts as an inspection device, seller-induced certification as a signalling device. Seller-induced certification … maximizes the certifier's profit and social welfare. This suggests the general principle that certification is, and should be …

to govern product certification and inspection for promoting transparent markets and building consumer trust. The data … architecture is a proof-of-concept set of data standards called the Certification and Inspection Data Infrastructure Building Block … constitutes a trustworthy certification and inspection process? CIDIBB consists of three interrelated ontologies, focusing …

customs system, technical regulation, and standards through test & certification procedures and inspections. Second, this … Central & South America, the article focuses on SDOC, Mutual Acceptance of International tests & certification and the IEC CB …

. Certification of forest coffee started in Ethiopia in 2002 with the aim to conserve the coffee forests and provide the peasants with … ecosystem in certified and non-certified cooperatives and explores the benefits of certification for the producers. The findings … occurs irrespective of certification. Simultaneously, the local producer prices tripled in the same period - following the …

manipulation. We show that certification of private information by a third party may not always be in the interest of the principal … if this certification raises the specter of collusion. …