Public Policy on Parallel Imports in Korea: The Welfare Effect for Consumers in the Korean Golf Market, and Policy Suggestions
| dc.contributor.advisor | Irvin, Renee A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Je, Young Kwang | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-29T20:44:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-01-29T20:44:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.description | 48 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Policy on the parallel imports of medicines is being debated currently in Korea. This paper looks at several countries' trends, the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement, and the Korean golf market to search for policy ideas. A simple consumer welfare benefit-cost and sensitivity analysis shows that parallel imports give not only consumers' surplus on parallel imported golf clubs, but also a much larger consumers' surplus on authorized brand versions.This paper makes the following recommendations: First, parallel imports should be permitted according to the principle of free trade, if the cost of parallel imports to the country is not much larger than the benefit. Second, even if parallel impmts are pem1itted, some exceptional cases should be allowed where international exhaustion is problematic. Third, governmental intervention, a clear labeling system, for example, is required to protect consumers, and help consumers make rational choices. | en_US |
| dc.description.version | Note: This digital copy was scanned from a personal copy, and contains some underlining and marginalia. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/19628 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Korean market | en_US |
| dc.subject | Parallel imports | en_US |
| dc.subject | Intellectual property rights | en_US |
| dc.title | Public Policy on Parallel Imports in Korea: The Welfare Effect for Consumers in the Korean Golf Market, and Policy Suggestions | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | en_US |