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New Frontiers in Environmental and Social Labeling

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Ulrike Grote

    1. Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade, Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany

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  2. Arnab K. Basu

    1. Department of Economics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, USA

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  3. Nancy H. Chau

    1. Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

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Part of the book series: Sustainability and Innovation (SUSTAINABILITY)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Outline and Emerging Issues

    • Ulrike Grote, Arnab Basu, Nancy Chau
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Design of an Eco-Marketing and Labeling Program for Vehicles in Maine

    • Mario F. Teisl, Caroline Lundquist Noblet, Jonathan Rubin
    Pages 11-35

  4. Performance-based Labeling

    • Robert L. Hicks
    Pages 37-58

  5. Do Social Labeling NGOs Have Any Influence on Child Labor?

    • Sayan Chakrabarty
    Pages 59-82

  6. Economic Analysis of Eco-Labeling: The Case of Labeled Organic Rice in Thailand

    • Maria Cristina D M Carambas
    Pages 83-109

  7. Eco-labeling and Strategic Rivalry in Export Markets

    • Arnab K. Basu, Nancy H. Chau, Ulrike Grote
    Pages 111-132

  8. Science, Opportunity, Traceability, Persistence, and Political Will: Necessary Elements of Opening the U.S. Market to Avocados from Mexico

    • David Orden, Everett Peterson
    Pages 133-150

  9. The Labels in Agriculture, Their Impact on Trade and the Scope for International Policy Action

    • Stéphan Marette
    Pages 151-168

  10. Social Standards and Their Impact on Exports: Evidence from the Textiles and Ready-Made Garments Sector in Egypt

    • Ahmed Farouk Ghoneim, Ulrike Grote
    Pages 169-192

  11. Developing Country Responses to the Enhancement of Food Safety Standards

    • Spencer Henson, Steven Jaffee
    Pages 193-220

  12. Scope and Limitations for National Food Safety and Labeling Regimes in the WTO-Frame

    • Bettina Rudloff
    Pages 221-237

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 239-241
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The attractiveness of product labeling stems from their voluntary nature to achieve environmental and social goals. It is argued that through product price premia which reflect the willingness of consumers to pay more for green and socially conscious products, labels have the potential to generate changes in production techniques. In addition, labeling of products has become the preferred instrument for solving high profile trade disputes amongst members of the World Trade Organization. The contributions in this volume provide an indepth look at labeling and its relation to the governance of global trade. The book aims at bridging the research gaps related to the link between consumers’ perception of a label with their willingness to pay, the impact and the limitations of labeling in the event of food safety hazards, and the trade and development dimensions of labeling. As such, this volume presents research that constitutes a new frontier on issues related to the economics of labeling.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade, Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany

    Ulrike Grote

  • Department of Economics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, USA

    Arnab K. Basu

  • Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

    Nancy H. Chau

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