5010: Animal welfare - cheap talk or money on the counter?
(2005) Animal welfare - cheap talk or money on the counter?. [preprint]
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Summary
Marginal willingness to pay for eggs carrying labels indicating different productions methods is estimated using Danish purchase data on individual level. Among other things the labels indicate environmental features and different levels of animal welfare for the hens that produce the eggs. Results show that consumers are generally willing to pay for labels indicating animal friendly production methods. It also appears that consumers living in urban areas are willing to pay more for animal welfare than people in rural areas and that people who perceive the level of animal welfare in organic eggs as higher are willing to pay more not only for organic eggs but also for other labels indicating increased animal welfare. The age of the main buyer has no significant effect, so in this study the value of animal welfare does not seem to differ between age groups.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Animal welfare, eggs, heterogenity of preferences, panel mixed multinomial logit, MMNL, market data, labelling, willingness to pay |
| Subject Areas: | "Organics" in general Food systems > Markets and trade "Organics" in general > Country reports > Denmark |
| Research affiliation: | Denmark > DARCOF II (2000-2005) > III.1 (COF) Consumer demand for organic foods |
| Funding Part: | 75-100% |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 5010 |
| Contact: | Rosenkvist, Lars |
| Deposited On: | 30 June 2005 |
| EPrint Type: | Preprint |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
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