Some economic benefits and costs of vegetarianism

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-124

  Lusk, Jayson L ^a   Bailey Norwood, F ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of nutrients; Crop production; Dietary costs; Livestock production; Value of meat; Vegan; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

EID: 84055224108     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1068280500003142     Document Type: Article

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