Ahmed, Haseeb
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Over-or underprovision of antimicrobials under free-riding and resistance externalities can be economically important through their impacts on animal health, human health, and food security. This paper models antimicrobial use given disease dynamics with (i) free-riding incentives and (ii) antimicrobial resistance. Our results suggest a strong potential for overprovision of antimicrobials when ignoring resistance dynamics. Numerical simulation indicates an increase in the cost of disease management with increases in resistance levels. Policy implications are discussed in the context of animal health and disease-control subsidy programs in the developing world as well as unregulated sale of antimicrobials.
Keywords
antimicrobial resistance; free riding; livestock disease; smallholder production
Published in
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
2021, volume: 46, number: 3, pages: 490-508
Publisher: WESTERN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASSOC
SLU Authors
Associated SLU-program
AMR: Bacteria
Global goals (SDG)
SDG3 Good health and well-being
UKÄ Subject classification
Economics
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.307456
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/113943