Collective Reputation in Trade: Evidence from the Chinese Dairy Industry

Review of Economics and Statistics ◽

10.1162/rest_a_01032 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-45

Author(s):

Jie Bai ◽

Ludovica Gazze ◽

Yukun Wang

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Administrative Data ◽

Large Scale ◽

Dairy Industry ◽

Quality Inspection ◽

Product Level ◽

Collective Reputation

Abstract The existence of collective reputation implies an important externality. Among firms trading internationally, quality shocks about one firms products could affect the demand of other firms from the same origin country. We study such reputation spillover in the context of a large-scale scandal that affected the Chinese dairy industry in 2008. Leveraging detailed firm-product level administrative data and official quality inspection reports, we document sizable reputation spillovers on uncontaminated firms. We further investigate potential mechanisms that could mediate the strength of collective reputation, including information accuracy, observability of the supply chain and prior export experience.

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Cost price/quality relationship of a strategic product and self-sufficiency challenge in the Algerian dairy sector: The case study of a local dairy industry

ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE ◽

10.3280/ecag2018-001004 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 55-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Elhassan Benyagoub ◽

Bettache Guessas ◽

Mohammed Ayat ◽

Ramdane Benyagoub

Keyword(s):

Dairy Industry ◽

Cost Price ◽

Self Sufficiency ◽

Relationship Of

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Automatic Milking Systems: an option to address the labour shortage on New Zealand dairy farms?

Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association ◽

10.33584/jnzg.2002.64.2471 ◽

2002 ◽

pp. 39-43

Author(s):

J.G. Jago ◽

M.W. Woolford

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Dairy Industry ◽

Research Programme ◽

Working Hours ◽

Dairy Farms ◽

Small Scale ◽

Labour Shortage ◽

Commercial Farms ◽

Grazing Systems ◽

Automatic Milking Systems

There is a growing shortage of labour within the dairy industry. To address this the industry needs to attract more people and/or reduce the labour requirements on dairy farms. Current milk harvesting techniques contribute to both the labour requirements and the current labour shortage within the industry as the process is labour-intensive and necessitates long and unsociable working hours. Automated milking systems (AMS) have been in operation, albeit on a small scale, on commercial farms in Europe for a decade and may have the potential to address labour issues within the New Zealand dairy industry. A research programme has been established (The Greenfield Project) which aims to determine the feasibility of automated milking under New Zealand dairying conditions. A Fullwoods MERLIN AMS has been installed on a protoype farmlet and is successfully milking a small herd of 41 cows. Progress from the prototype Greenfields system offers considerable potential for implementing AMS in extensive grazing systems. Keywords: automated milking systems, dairy cattle, grazing, labour

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