Contracts and Quality in the California Winegrape Industry

B-Tier
Journal: Review of Industrial Organization
Year: 2003
Volume: 23
Issue: 3
Pages: 267-282

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We analyze the relationship between product quality and contractingchoices using the results of a survey of California winegrape growers.Growers who produce high-quality grapes are more likely to use formalwritten contracts than are growers who produce low-quality grapes.Written contracts for high-quality grapes are more likely to includeprovisions regarding the production process, while written contractsfor low-quality grapes are more likely to include explicit financialincentives for sugar content and other product attributes. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2003

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:kap:revind:v:23:y:2003:i:3:p:267-282
Journal Field
Industrial Organization
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25