This paper presents the first cross-country empirical evidence on the determinants of participation
in Fairtrade and the impact of the export of Fairtrade certified products on
agricultural growth in low- and middle-income countries. Using the number of certified
producer organizations per country in 2006-2010 as a proxy for Fairtrade exports, estimation
results indicate a small but significantly positive effect on the growth rate of per
capita value added in agriculture that is largest in upper middle income countries. Given
the particularly poverty-reducing effect of agricultural growth, we find empirical evidence
that Fairtrade certification is indeed able to deliver its core values, but misses to target
the very poor. (author's abstract) / Series: Department of Economics Working Paper Series
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VIENNA/oai:epub.wu-wien.ac.at:4069 |
| Date | 01 1900 |
| Creators | Nindl, Elisabeth |
| Publisher | WU Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| Source Sets | Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Paper, NonPeerReviewed |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Relation | http://www.wu.ac.at/economics/forschung/wp, http://epub.wu.ac.at/4069/ |
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