The Economics of Geographical Indications

• Tác giả: Daniela Benavente
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-2940503209
• Thông tin xuất bản: Genève : Graduate Institute Publications, 2013
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 233887

Tóm tắt

This book seeks to contribute to an understanding of the role played by international trade law in shaping economic outcomes from a theoretical perspective. The focus is on geographical indications (GI), an intellectual property right defined in the TRIPs Agreement of the WTO. The premise is that a GI can be conceptualized as a 'club asset': firms that produce GI-labelled goods both add value and derive benefits from the GI. The book starts by presenting a dynamic model of GI reputation under...