Welfare Effects of Trade Associations: The Case of the Chilean Salmon Export Industry

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Eisenberg, Thomas; Estay, Manuel; Mohapatra, Debi Prasad
• 署名单位: University of Delaware; Universidad de Concepcion; University of Massachusetts System; University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 刊物名称: RAND JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0741-6261
• DOI: 10.1111/1756-2171.70073
• 发表日期: 2026
• 关键词: Firm heterogeneity; INFORMATION; collusion; cartel; COMPETITION; PROTECTION; prices; MODEL

摘要

This article examines the welfare consequences of a trade association in an exporting country on consumers in destination countries. We estimate a structural model of the Chilean Salmon exporting industry that endogenizes firms' pricing and export decisions. Our results show that the trade association has a positive effect on consumer utility and involves higher marginal costs of production, consistent with higher quality products. Reduced form analysis estimates price effects associated with trade association membership of 3 to 8 percent. Our counterfactual analysis reveals that eliminating the trade association would reduce consumer welfare by 1.7 billion USD in destination countries.