The essays of this book are contributions to the empirical Literature in International Trade and Public Economics. They deal with the relationship between the structure and quality of the public sector and the process of economic integration. Two of the essays add to the empirical determinants...

The debate on generic medicines is not new. What makes it different today is that attacks levelled against biological products are couched in ever more "technical" and abstruse language that confuses even the World Health Organization (WHO). Innovative biological drugs, which have been...

This dissertation examines the perception of and the attitude towards Bavarian food products in a national and international context. At the international level, the influence of normative and socio-demographic factors on the complexity of consumers’ cognitive structures is examined. At the...

Peut-on monter une mayonnaise suisse avec des œufs importés? Aromatiser aux framboises étrangères un yogourt de la région? Faire mousser la croix blanche sur une bière dont le seul ingrédient helvétique serait l'eau? Au cours des dix dernières années, ce qu'est le "manger suisse" est...

Geographical indication in agri-food and its role in the neoliberal global era : a theoretical analysis / Alessandro Bonanno -- Geographical indications out of context and in vogue : the awkward embrace of European heritage agricultural protections in Asia / Hart N. Feuer -- The impact of...

With overlapping, multiple free trade agreements (FTAs), such as the case of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the various ASEAN+1 FTAs, complications that run counter to the economic integration objectives of the East Asian region could arise. Forging the Regional...

The Philippines has been more cautious in its policy towards free trade agreements (FTAs) than other ASEAN member states, having signed, so far, only one bilateral agreement with Japan in addition to the various ASEAN+1 agreements. While the Government is expected to progressively reduce...

In this article we study the political process that governs the creation and size of new Geographical Indications (GIs). Producers can choose to apply for a GI and subsequently go through a bargaining process with the government. We derive the optimal GI area from the point of view of consumers,...

Indonesia will enter ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015. Domestic industries including Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) should be able to compete with foreign goods and services to survive in AEC. Higher competitiveness can be reached by utilizing technology and manufacturing unique products....

The first known formal assessment of Parmigiano-Reggiano quality dates back to 1867 and was done by a commercial company to promote trade. In 1934, the Consortium, a collective organization of producers, introduced controls to improve market image by using a mark of quality. Beginning in 1954,...