Sammanfattning

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.

Nyckelord

antimicrobial resistance; free riding; livestock disease; smallholder production

Publicerad i

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
2021, Volym: 46, nummer: 3, sidor: 490-508
Utgivare: WESTERN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASSOC

SLU författare

• Ahmed, Haseeb

  • Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Associerade SLU-program

AMR: Bakterier


Globala målen

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UKÄ forskningsämne

Nationalekonomi


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.307456

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/113943