Calendrier du 20 février 2023
GSIELM (Graduate Students International Economics and Labor Market) Lunch Seminar
Du 20/02/2023 de 13:00 à 14:00
Maison des Sciences Economiques, Salle 116
ABELE Christian (PSE)
GlobalGAP Certification and Chilean Fruit Exporting
Food certification schemes have many different objectives. But for producers all hold the same implicit promise of increased profits through recognition of the certified attributes, especially on increasingly globalized markets. Yet, the effect of agricultural certifications on export outcomes remains largely unexplored. In this paper, I analyze the effect of GlobalGAP – the world’s largest agricultural certification scheme which certifies food safety – on export outcomes for the case of Chilean agricultural exports. I bring to bear detailed data on exports, GlobalGAP certification and producers for the universe of Chilean agricultural exports over a period of 13 years at the regional level. GlobalGAP certifications are highly correlated with regional export outcomes such as value, quantity, the number of exporters and the number of destinations. Potential mechanisms such as product shifts, destination country shifts, selection into certification and shifts in contract terms are explored.