Quality, Efficiency Premia, and Development

LICOS Discussion Paper No. 184/2007

39 Pages Posted: 17 Mar 2008

See all articles by Johan F. M. Swinnen

Johan F. M. Swinnen

KU Leuven - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (LICOS); European Commission, DG II

Anneleen Vandeplas

LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance

Date Written: October 2007

Abstract

Improving quality is an important element of the transfer of production to low wage countries. Higher quality requirements are part of complex contracting arrangements in global supply chains. This paper analyzes how weak contract enforcement institutions and imperfect factor markets are affecting contracting for quality products; what the implications are for growth and equity; and how this changes with development.

Keywords: contract production, enforcement, development, rent distribution

JEL Classification: C78, D23, O12, Q12

Suggested Citation

Swinnen, Johan F.M. and Vandeplas, Anneleen, Quality, Efficiency Premia, and Development (October 2007). LICOS Discussion Paper No. 184/2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1106101 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1106101

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Anneleen Vandeplas

LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance ( email )

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Leuven, B-3000
Belgium

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