A meta-analysis of consumer willingness to pay for farm animal welfare

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-78

  Lagerkvist, Carl Johan ^a   Hess, Sebastian ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

consumer; farm animal welfare; meta analysis; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952370508     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: 14643618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbq043     Document Type: Article

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