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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Health Information and the Choice of Fish Species: An Experiment Measuring the Impact of Risk and Benefit Information
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| Autores: |
Marette, Stephan
Roosen, Jutta
Blanchemanche, Sandrine
Verger, Philippe
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| Data: |
2006-04-05
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| Ano: |
2006
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| Palavras-chave: |
Experimental economics
Fish consumption
Health information
Nutrition
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
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| Resumo: |
Replaced with revised version of paper 06/10/07.
An experiment was conducted in France to evaluate the impact of health information on consumers' choice between two different types of fish. Successive messages revealing risks (methylmercury) and benefits (omega-3s) of consuming the fish, along with consumption recommendations, were delivered. Results show a significant difference of reaction according to the order and type of information. The information about risks had a larger marginal impact on change in willingness to pay (WTP) than did the information about benefits. While the results show that detailed messages on risks/benefits, including recommendations for nutrition behavior, matter in the modification of WTP, 40% of respondents did not change their initial choices after the revelation of health information.
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| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
20674
http://purl.umn.edu/18425
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
Iowa State University>Center for Agricultural and Rural Development>CARD Working Paper Series
CARD Working Paper 06-WP 421
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| Formato: |
29
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