Wine Regulations

Giulia Meloni (), Kym Anderson, Koen Deconinck and Johan Swinnen
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Giulia Meloni: LICOS Center for Institutions and Economic Performance & Department of Economics, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium
Koen Deconinck: LICOS Center for Institutions and Economic Performance & Department of Economics, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium

No 2019-01, Wine Economics Research Centre Working Papers from University of Adelaide, Wine Economics Research Centre

Abstract: This paper provides an overview and analysis of wine regulations in an international and historical comparative perspective. Wine is an excellent sector to study government interventions, because for centuries wine markets have been subject to many government regulations that differ greatly within and between countries. Wine consumption taxes, for example, range from zero in some countries to more than 100% in others. The EU has extensive quantity and quality regulations for wine, while other major producers such as Australia and the United States are much less regulated. After a general overview of current regulations and historical evolutions, we analyze three key wine regulations in more detail: consumption taxes, planting rights and geographical indications. Most wine regulations reveal a tension between the public interest and vested private interests.

Keywords: Consumption taxes; Planting rights; Geographic indications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L51 L66 Q15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 2019-09
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