Country brand support programs are instruments of open protectionism, which results from unilateral sanctions by foreign countries or acts as a mechanism for direct government support of national producers, creating positive perception by customers abroad and promoting goods and services to...

We explore the non-monotonic relationship between the restrictiveness of rules of origin (ROO) and beneficiaries' value-added embedded in preferential exports. Using data for the European Union's GSP schemes, we calculate the value-added maximizing level of ROO restrictiveness. Results suggest...

Geographical indications are is a sign used on goods that distinguishes a product depending on its place of source and have qualities or a brand image as a result of that source. The research has concentrated on idea of geographical indication, current regulatory mechanisms for geographical...

This research intends to provide an appraisal on how geographical indication can be an advantage to the Nigerian economy, and also pivot the economy towards becoming non-oil based. Although unpopular, this research explains geographical indication which seems to be an unpopular branch of...

We revisit the heterogeneous effects of regional trade agreements (RTAs) using a PPML gravity model and comparing apparel and total trade. The politically-sensitive apparel sector has specialized, usually restrictive, rules of origin (ROOs) clauses that vary considerably across RTAs. Our RTA...

In spring 2022, the European Commission launched two proposals concerning the protection of Geographical Indications (GIs): COM(2022)134 of 31 March 2022 amending current Regulation (EU) no. 2012/1151 on agricultural products and foodstuff and COM(2022)174 of 13 April 2022 on craft and...

Cultural heritage tourism is widely acknowledged as one of the main attractions of tourism and the role of various stakeholders in the conservation and sustainable development of these irreplaceable destinations is widely discussed. However, little attention has been paid to the investigation of...

Paper's objectives: The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which to neutralize the country-of-origin (COO) effect (COE) in the emerging market of firms' international branding. Design/methods applied/approach used: A multiple-case study of five companies from European and Asian...

While existing research has extensively investigated Muslim consumers’ reactions to international brands, there is limited scholarship exploring their perceptions of brands from other Muslim countries. This study aims to elucidate the intention to purchase Turkish products among Tunisian...

This research paper explores the significance of geographical indications (GIs) as a mechanism for protecting regional products and promoting cultural heritage in India. It examines the legal framework for GIs, analyses their impact on rural and traditional industries, and evaluates the...

Purpose – This study analyzes the characteristics of preferential rules of origin in terms of restrictiveness, complexity, and uncertainty, and empirically analyzes the effects of these characteristics on the implementation of preferential tariffs for FTAs, and the effects of these on the...

Prior studies intensively rely on lifestyle segmentation to investigate the patterns of purchase and consumption decisions. However, the literature does not specifically relate lifestyle profiles with the types of consumer decisions (i.e., purchasing vs. consumption decisions). Therefore, this...

The onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a critical impact on the travel and tourism sector. Tourist destinations in developing countries are even more susceptible to negative trends of this sort due to the importance of tourism in emerging economies and the peculiarities of their...

We study the welfare impact of rules of origin in free trade agreements where final-good producers source customized inputs from suppliers within the trading bloc. We employ a property-rights framework that features hold-up problems in suppliers' decisions to invest, and where underinvestment is...

The EU Green Deal aims to promote healthier diets that include more nutritious and natural foods instead of ultra-processed products. EU geographical indications (GIs) protecting traditional foods such as Roquefort cheese or Parma ham will be reinforced under the corresponding 'Farm to Fork...

We analyze the economic outcomes of the local content requirements policy tied to the guaranteed price programs such as feed-in tariffs for the renewable energy sector in Canada. Using the framework of the seminal work on the effects of content requirements by Grossman (1981), we find that,...