Willingness to pay for other species' well-being

被引:22
作者
Vander Naald, Brian [1 ]
Cameron, Trudy Ann [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oregon, Dept Econ, Eugene, OR 97403 USA
关键词
Animal welfare; Stated preference; Conjoint analysis; Willingness to pay; Other species well-being; Other species morbidity valuation; FARM-ANIMAL-WELFARE; CONTINGENT VALUATION METHOD; MORAL INTENSITY; SUSTAINABILITY; CONSERVATION; INFORMATION; CONSUMERS; LEGISLATION; SLAUGHTER; SYSTEMS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.01.009
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Benefit-cost analysis of environmental policies typically focuses on benefits to human health and well-being. For other species, economists have attempted to measure human WTP for changes in the numbers of individuals for different types of wildlife, and to preserve biodiversity. When it comes to humans' WTP for improvements in the quality-of-life for other species, however, the evidence is limited. Morbidity and quality-of-life considerations may be particularly important to the task of valuing non-fatal harm to wildlife in the wake of an environmental disaster. We argue that the other species morbidity-reduction component of WTP should be calculated net of any "outrage" component associated with the cause of the harm. This net WTP is likely to be correlated with the premium that people are willing to pay for chicken products from birds for which the quality-of-life has been enhanced by improved animal welfare measures. This paper uses a conjoint choice stated preference survey to reveal the nature of systematic heterogeneity in preferences for "humanely raised" versus "conventionally raised" chicken. We also use latent class analysis to distinguish between two classes of people those who are willing to pay a premium for humanely raised chicken, and those who are not. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1325 / 1335
页数:11
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