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Provedor de dados: 	Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)	
País: 	United States	
Título: 	The Price of Happy Hens: A Hedonic Analysis of Retail Egg Prices	
Autores: 	Chang,   Jae Bong; Lusk,   Jayson L.; Norwood,   F. Bailey.	
Data: 	2010-12-14	
Ano: 	2010	
Palavras-chave: 	Animal welfare; Cage-free; Eggs; Free-range; Hedonic; Organic; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries.	
Resumo: 	This paper analyzes price differentials among conventional, cage-free, organic, and Omega-3 eggs using retail scanner data from two regional markets and the United States as a whole. Results reveal significant premiums attributable to cage-free (a 57% premium on average) and organic (an 85% premium on average). However, significant variation exists among geographic locations; price premiums for organic over conventional eggs in Dallas are almost twice as high as those in San Francisco. Estimates indicate that about 42% of the typically observed premium for cage-free eggs over conventional eggs (and 36% of the premium for organic eggs) can be attributed to egg color rather than differences in hens’ living conditions. Despite the large implicit price premiums for cage-free and organic, our data reveal that most shoppers are not willing to pay such high prices for cage-free and organic attributes.	
Tipo: 	Journal Article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://purl.umn.edu/97855	
Relação: 	Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics&gt;Volume 35, Number 3, December 2010	
Formato: 	18