Who Gains from Boycotts? A Welfare Analysis of Consumer Activism
17 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2013
Date Written: May 2013
Abstract
This paper explores the welfare consequences of product boycotts by linking product and labor markets. Consumers' threat of boycott can affect the firm's decision such as production location, size of operation and wage rate. Such conscientious action, however, can actually result in a welfare loss of the workers of concern as well as consumers themselves. The analysis suggests that consumers set their goals by studying the labor market and coordinating with local groups rather than demanding what may seem righteous.
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