During the last two decades, product labeling has become an increasingly used policy tool,
particularly with respect to the provision of health and environmental information. Theory …

The media often play the role of translating new science to consumers. We discuss the
recent literature that has examined the supply and demand factors that affect media …

In this paper we test whether the dolphin-safe labels altered consumer purchases of tuna.
We also provide a partial measure of the total welfare effects of the dolphin-safe labeling …

Annotation American agriculture in the twentieth century has given the world one of its great
success stories, a paradigm of productivity and plenty. Yet the story has its dark side, from …

A theoretical model of consumer response to publicized food safety information on meat
demand is developed with an empirical application to US meat consumption. Evidence is …

Conjoint analysis is used to elicit consumer preferences for attributes of genetically modified
foods. Market segments are identified based on a cluster analysis of respondents' …

This paper investigates fresh meat consumption in Belgium during “1995” through the
specification of a three‐equation almost ideal demand system (AIDS) incorporating a media …

We review the empirical valuation literature on pesticide risk exposure and develop a
taxonomy of environmental and human health risks associated with pesticide usage. Meta …

Past research has yielded conflicting results on consumer valuation of food safety
characteristics. In this study, conjoint analysis is used to evaluate consumer responses to …

Food safety policy is currently based on a combination of voluntary measures undertaken by
producers and regulatory measures imposed, for example, by the US Department of …