A meta-analysis of consumer willingness to pay for farm animal welfare

Sammanfattning

Farm animal welfare (FAW) concerns have prompted scientific research, development and standard setting (especially in the EU and USA) having ethical, production, economic, social, cultural and trade implications. We meta-analyse the literature on consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for FAW, examining 24 studies reporting 106 estimates of consumer FAW values. Meta-regressions indicate that respondent income and age significantly affect WTP, substantial geographical disparities are unsupported, information provision about farm animal living conditions significantly alters WTP estimates and suggestions that FAW be legislatively required significantly reduce WTP. We conclude that the public good aspect of FAW merits further investigation.

Nyckelord

consumer; farm animal welfare; meta-analysis; willingness to pay

Publicerad i

European Review of Agricultural Economics
2011, volym: 38, nummer: 1, sidor: 55-78
Utgivare: OXFORD UNIV PRESS

SLU författare

• Lagerkvist, Carl-Johan

  • Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Hess, Sebastian

  • Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Jordbruksvetenskap

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbq043

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