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1. Does Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Food Grant Consumers the Right to Know? Evidence from an Economic Experiment

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Opponents of the voluntary labeling scheme for genetically modified (GM) food products often argue that consumers have the right to know and therefore advocate mandatory labeling. In this paper we argue against this line of reasoning. Using experimental auctions conducted with a sample of the resident population of Mannheim, Germany, we show that the quality of the informational signal generated by a mandatory labeling scheme is affected by the number of labels in the market. If there are two labels, one for GM products and one for non-GM products, mandatory and voluntary labeling schemes generate a similar degree of uncertainty about the quality of products that do not carry a label

Dannenberg, Astrid; Scatasta, Sara; Sturm, Bodo;
2018
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2. Comparing feed-in-tariffs and renewable obligation certificates : a real option approach

Mennel, Tim; Scatasta, Sara;
2010
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3. Comparing Feed‐In Tariffs and Renewable Obligation Certificates ‐ The Case of Repowering Wind Farms

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This paper compares support mechanisms for renewable energy with respect to their ex-ante effectiveness in promoting the adoption of innovative technologies. We analyse two stylized policy instruments in the context of the example of wind repowering: renewable quotas and feed-in tariffs. Quota systems, such as the British Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs), are based on mandatory renewable quotas. Feed-in tariffs (FITs), such as the German EEG tariffs, guarantee a certain, fixed price for 'green' electricity over the economic lifetime of the investment. This paper focuses on one aspect of the difference between the two instruments: the allocation of uncertainty. While under ROCs both electricity price and capital cost risks are borne by the owner of the wind farm, under FITs only capital cost risks remain with the owner. The model is calibrated on data for German wind power plants. Our general result is that the owner is more likely to adopt a new technology under price certainty as provided by FITs. Another finding is that electricity price and capital cost volatility have different impacts on the propensity to invest under ROCs. While, even a small positive variation in electricity price volatility increases the propensity to invest, an increase in capital cost volatility does not affect the likelihood to repower wind farms. The last result also applies under FITs

Mennel, Tim; Romano, Teresa; Scatasta, Sara;
2015
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4. Does mandatory labeling of genetically modified food grant consumers the right to know? : evidence from an economic experiment

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Opponents of the voluntary labeling scheme for genetically modified (GM) food products often argue that consumers have the right to knowʺ and therefore advocate mandatory labeling. In this paper we argue against this line of reasoning. Using experimental auctions conducted with a sample of the resident population of Mannheim, Germany, we show that the quality of the informational signal generated by a mandatory labeling scheme is affected by the number of labels in the market. If there are two labels, one for GM products and one for non-GM products, mandatory and voluntary labeling schemes generate a similar degree of uncertainty about the quality of products that do not carry a label.

Dannenberg, Astrid; Scatasta, Sara; Sturm, Bodo;
2008
Type: Arbeitspapier; Working Paper; Graue Literatur; Non-commercial literature;
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5. Comparing Feed-In Tariffs and Renewable Obligation Certificates - The Case of Repowering Wind Farms

Mennel, Tim; Romano, Teresa; Scatasta, Sara;
2013
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6. Mandatory versus voluntary labelling of genetically modified food : evidence from an economic experiment

Dannenberg, Astrid; Scatasta, Sara; Sturm, Bodo;
2011
Type: Aufsatz in Zeitschrift; Article in journal;

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7. The environmental benefits and costs of genetically modified (GM) crops

Wesseler, Justus; Scatasta, Sara; Fall, El Hadji;
2011
Type: Aufsatz im Buch; Book section;

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8. Comparing Feed-In-Tariffs and Renewable Obligation Certificates - a Real Option Approach

Mennel, Tim; Scatasta, Sara;
2010
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9. Overview of special issue from the 2009 ICABR Conference

Wesseler, Justus; Smyth, Stuart J.; Scatasta, Sara;
2010
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10. Policy recommendations from the 13th ICABR conference on the emerging bioeconomy

Smyth, Stuart J.; Falck-Zepeda, José B.; Gray, Richard S.; Nassem, Anwar; Paarlberg, Robert; Phillips, Peter W. B.; Pray, Carl E.; Savastano, Sara; Scandizzo, Pasquale L.; Scatasta, Sara; Wesseler, Justus H. H.; Zilberman, David;
2010
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