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Trade Effects of Origin Marking - The case of beef traceability in the EU

Sunding, Madeleine (2010)
Department of Economics
Abstract
Since September 1st in 2000 it has been possible for European consumers to trace beef products back to its producers. This so called beef traceability system was introduced after the breakout and spread of the disease Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Europe in the 1980s and the 1990s. This essay investigates whether there has been any effect of the system on trade within the EU(15) and with the rest of the world. Can origin marking systems be seen as trade impeding standards or will they, on the other hand, increase trade due to increased transparency in the market? A method developed by Truman is used to see whether the share of consumption of domestically produced goods are affected. The main findings are that (1) the origin... (More)
Since September 1st in 2000 it has been possible for European consumers to trace beef products back to its producers. This so called beef traceability system was introduced after the breakout and spread of the disease Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Europe in the 1980s and the 1990s. This essay investigates whether there has been any effect of the system on trade within the EU(15) and with the rest of the world. Can origin marking systems be seen as trade impeding standards or will they, on the other hand, increase trade due to increased transparency in the market? A method developed by Truman is used to see whether the share of consumption of domestically produced goods are affected. The main findings are that (1) the origin marking helped restore consumers’ credence in the market, which eventually restored consumption levels after the BSE crisis, and (2) the domestic consumption share was not significantly affected. (Less)
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author
Sunding, Madeleine
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Domestic Consumption Shares, Origin Marking, Beef Traceability, Trade Diversion and Creation, Credence Based Markets, Economics, econometrics, economic theory, economic systems, economic policy, Nationalekonomi, ekonometri, ekonomisk teori, ekonomiska system, ekonomisk politik
language
English
id
1550481
date added to LUP
2010-01-31 00:00:00
date last changed
2010-08-03 10:53:02
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  abstract     = {{Since September 1st in 2000 it has been possible for European consumers to trace beef products back to its producers. This so called beef traceability system was introduced after the breakout and spread of the disease Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Europe in the 1980s and the 1990s. This essay investigates whether there has been any effect of the system on trade within the EU(15) and with the rest of the world. Can origin marking systems be seen as trade impeding standards or will they, on the other hand, increase trade due to increased transparency in the market? A method developed by Truman is used to see whether the share of consumption of domestically produced goods are affected. The main findings are that (1) the origin marking helped restore consumers’ credence in the market, which eventually restored consumption levels after the BSE crisis, and (2) the domestic consumption share was not significantly affected.}},
  author       = {{Sunding, Madeleine}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Trade Effects of Origin Marking - The case of beef traceability in the EU}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}