Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/30269 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 1606
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
The Ethiopian government initiated the Ethiopian Coffee Trademarking and Licensing Initiative in 2004 for three coffee origins: Sidama, Yirgacheffe and Harar. Following a court case between Starbucks and the Ethiopian government regarding this initiative, Oxfam organized a publicity campaign. This paper evaluates the effect of these interventions on the export prices of trademarked Ethiopian coffees. We find that the prices of the trademarked coffees increased by about 10% following these interventions. The magnitude of this change is comparable with the farm gate prices reported in the literature; however, we cannot establish direct causation or observe the passthrough into farm gate prices.
Subjects: 
Trademarks
Coffee Prices
Public Campaign
Oxfam
Starbucks
Ethiopia
JEL: 
O13
F14
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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