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Eco-Labels and International Trade in Textiles

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  • Wesley Nimon
  • John C. Beghin

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The authors provide a formal analysis of the welfare and trade implications of eco-labeling schemes. They present a simple model of vertical (quality) differentiation that captures stylized features of the textiles market in which trading takes place between an industrialized North (domestic) and a developing South (foreign). The paper investigates several labeling scenarios--labeling by North, labeling by 130th North and South, and harmonization of 170th labels--and draws conclusions about their impact on consumers.

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  • Wesley Nimon & John C. Beghin, 1999. "Eco-Labels and International Trade in Textiles," Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) Publications (archive only) 99-wp221, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
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    1. Lohr, Luanne, 1998. "Welfare Effects Of Eco-Label Proliferation: Too Much Of A Good Thing?," Faculty Series 16642, University of Georgia, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
    2. Simonetta Zarrilli, 1997. "Trade in Eco-Labelled Products: Developing-Country Participation and the Need for Increased Transparency," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Simonetta Zarrilli & Veena Jha & René Vossenaar (ed.), Eco-Labelling and International Trade, chapter 25, pages 328-347, Palgrave Macmillan.
    3. Veena Jha, 1997. "Harmonization and Mutual Recognition: Are They Feasible?," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Simonetta Zarrilli & Veena Jha & René Vossenaar (ed.), Eco-Labelling and International Trade, chapter 23, pages 310-317, Palgrave Macmillan.
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