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| Title: | Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare Attributes: Case of Gestation Crates |
| Authors: | Tonsor, Glynn T.
Olynk, Nicole J.
Wolf, Christopher A. |
| Authors (Email): | Tonsor, Glynn T. (gtonsor@msu.edu)
Olynk, Nicole (olynknic@msu.edu)
Wolf, Christopher (wolfch@msu.edu) |
| Keywords: | animal welfare
economics of legislation
gestation crates
market failure
pork
voluntary labeling
willingness to pay |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Series/Report no.: | Selected Paper
468759 |
| Abstract: | Animal welfare concerns are having dramatic impacts on food and livestock markets. Here we examine consumer preferences for pork products with a focus on use of gestation crates. We examine underlying consumer valuations of pork attributes while considering preference heterogeneity as well as voluntary and legislative alternatives in producing gestation crate-free pork. Our results suggest that prohibiting swine producers from using gestation crates fails to improve consumer welfare in the presence of a labeling scheme documenting voluntary disadoption of gestation crates. |
| Notes: | Paper replaced with revised version 06/13/08 |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/6062 |
| Institution/Association: | American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida |
| Total Pages: | 27 |
| Collections: | 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida
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