Are geographical indications a worthy quality label? A framework with endogenous quality choice
Are geographical indications a worthy quality label? A framework with endogenous quality choice
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地理标志是有价值的质量标签吗？
DOI：
10.1093/erae/jbu008
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
S. Monier‐Dilhan
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作者：
M. Desquilbet;S. Monier‐Dilhan
我们分析了地理标志 (GI) 标签对两种垂直差异化商品（一种可贴标签，另一种不贴标签）的质量选择和福利的影响。我们考虑这些商品的两个属性：味觉品质和地理来源。我们调查了受保护的原产地命名（PDO）标签的两种极端情况：一种是面额标准，仅保证产品的原产地，对生产规格没有任何要求；以及最低质量要求，保证产品的来源和质量。我们发现，PDO 商品并不一定是高质量商品。如果是这样的话，面额标准的引入会导致其质量下降。维持贴标商品质量水平的具有约束力的生产规范会对 PDO 公司产生不利影响。
We analyze the effects of Geographical Indication (GI) labeling on quality choices and welfare with two vertically differentiated goods, one labelable, the other not. We consider two attributes of these goods: gustatory quality and geographical origin. We investigate two extreme cases of the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) label: a denomination standard, which guarantees only the origin of the product, without any requirement on production specifications; and a minimum quality requirement, which guarantees both the origin and the quality of the product. We find that the PDO good is not necessarily the high-quality good. When it is, the introduction of the denomination standard causes its quality to decrease. Binding production specifications that maintain the quality level of the labeled good adversely affect the PDO firm.