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标题：The Strategic Use of Private Food Safety Standards to Manage Complexity: a Moral Hazard Perspective
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作者：Russo, Carlo ; Perito, Maria Angel ; Di Fonzo, Antonella 等
期刊名称：Journal of Food Distribution Research
印刷版ISSN：0047-245X
出版年度：2014
出版社：Food Distribution Research Society
摘要：Private food safety standards (PFSS) are widely adopted by firms in the agri-food system, as they meet an increasing consumer demand for safety and quality. Yet, recent economic literature found that PFSS might serve other purposes than just ensuring food safety. Our paper contributes to this literature, framing PFSS within a contract-theory model. We conclude that PFSS can be used to lower the coordination costs along the supply chain and that their effects go beyond ensuring the production of quality and safety attributes. The model shows that PFSS can reduce the cost of solving moral hazard problems for non-discriminating buyers facing heterogeneous suppliers.
关键词：Private food safety standard;Supply chain management;Moral hazard