Animal welfare and eggs - cheap talk or money on the counter?

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    Abstract

    Our estimate revealed willingness to pay for animal welfare using a panel mixed logit model. We utilise a unique household level panel, combining real purchases with survey data on perceived public and private good attributes of different types of eggs. We estimate willingness to pay for organic eggs controlling for trust in a positive connection between the public good animal welfare and the organic label and the private good food safety also connected to the label. Our results suggest that in the real world, animal welfare plays a minor role in the demand for agricultural products.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Agricultural Economics
    Volume62
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)565-584
    Number of pages20
    ISSN0021-857X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2011

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