The Economics of Parallel Imports

The Economics of Parallel Imports
Kerrin M. Vautier

ISBN 9789041199263
Kluwer Law International

The research for this paper was originally stimulated by Christopher Heath of the Max Planck Institute and was greatly assisted by the following organisations who provided relevant materials: New Zealand’s Ministry of Economic Development (formerly Ministry of Commerce), Australia’s Intellectual Property and Competition Review Committee, the US Embassy’s Research Center Wellington and Statistics New Zealand. I am especially grateful to Earl Gray, Intellectual Property Partner, Simpson Grierson Barristers and Solicitors Auckland, for his contribution to the design and distribution of a special survey conducted for the purposes of this paper; and to Paulina Luczynska, former Master of Commercial Law student at the University of Auckland, for research assistance.