Should old technologies be banned: the case of the organic food market

Akbaş, Seher Merve (2009) Should old technologies be banned: the case of the organic food market. [Thesis]

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Abstract

In this paper, we focus on a market which consists of a large number of consumers, who share identical tastes but have different income levels; a large number of firms using old technology and a monopoly using high technology. We analyze the market effects of a ban on the use of low technology and show that it can lead to welfare improvements and it results in more firms producing high quality products using high technology. Specifically, we analyze the worldwide organic food market and propose that banning old technology (which corresponds to conventional methods used in agriculture, poultry and livestock) can be applied to this market as a viable policy considering its supply and demand properties. Broadening the perspective, we propose that in appropriate markets, banning old technology can lead to welfare improvements and should be considered as a policy option.
Item Type: Thesis
Uncontrolled Keywords: Technology. -- Industrial policy. -- Industrial plan. -- Teknoloji. -- Endüstriyel politika. -- Endüstriyel plan.
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Economics
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Depositing User: IC-Cataloging
Date Deposited: 02 Sep 2010 16:43
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 09:53
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/14320

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