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Huang, Ju-Chin; Haab, Timothy C.; Whitehead, John C.. |
We attempt to value health risks by combining traditional demand impact analysis with direct elicitation of individuals’ risk perceptions of food safety. We examine the impact of multiple risks of related goods on consumption of a risky good. We argue that the consumption of a risky good depends on both its absolute risk level and its relative risks to other risky goods. Seafood consumption in eastern North Carolina was studied. We elicited, in a survey, individual perceived risks as reference points to derive the economic value of reducing health risk in seafood consumption. Revealed and stated data were combined to trace out demand changes in response to absolute and relative risk reductions. Our results show that seafood consumption is affected by the... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Absolute and Relative Risks; Food Borne Health Risk; Revealed and Stated Data; Risk Substitutes; D1; D8; I12; Q21. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42938 |
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Parsons, George R.; Morgan, Ash; Whitehead, John C.; Haab, Timothy C.. |
We use contingent behavior analysis to study the effects of pfiesteria-related fish kills on the demand for seafood in the Mid-Atlantic region. We estimate a set of demand difference models based on individual responses to questions about seafood consumption in the presence of fish kills and with different amounts of information provided about health risks. We use a random-effects Tobit model to control for correlation across each observation and to account for censoring. We find that (i) pfiesteria-related fish kills have a significant negative effect on the demand for seafood even though the fish kills pose no known threat to consumers through sea-food consumption, (ii) seafood consumers are not responsive to expert risk information designed to reassure... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Pfiesteria; Seafood demand; Non-market valuation; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10205 |
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Whitehead, John C.. |
Recreation demand studies have traditionally utilized a two-step valuation method, estimating condtional recreation participation probabilities and then intensity of use decisions. These two steps of analysis are combined to estimate the use value of natural resource recreation sites. The purpose of this paper is to provide a method by which use value can be estimated solely from the participation decision. The one-step resource valuation method allows estimation of use values from coefficients of the logistic regression recreation participation equation. The benefits of the method are the reduced data and effort required to value natural resource areas. |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
Ano: 1992 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29634 |
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Huang, Ju-Chin; Haab, Timothy C.; Whitehead, John C.. |
We examine the impact of multiple risks of related goods on consumption of a risky good. We argue that the consumption of a risky good depends on both its absolute risk level and its relative risks to other risky goods. Seafood consumption in eastern North Carolina is studied. We elicit, in a survey, the individual perceived risks as the reference points to derive the economic value of reducing health risk in seafood consumption. Revealed and stated data are combined to trace out demand changes in response to absolute and relative risk reductions. Our results show that seafood consumption is affected by the perceived absolute risk and by the relative risk to poultry, which confirms that individuals react to the multiple risks in a nonlinear way--as... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20731 |
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