Relating Economics to Animal Welfare

Abstract Text:

This presentation will overview how economic research and concepts apply to animal welfare discussions, debates, and policies in the U.S.  The presentation will provide views from an economic perspective as a contribution towards the session's range of disciplines and approaches.  Planned issues to discuss include the role of production costs and exercised product demand in shapping animal welfare outcomes, the divergence of voting and purchasing behavior that has occurred in the U.S., and the distinction between scientific feasibility and social acceptance.

Keywords:

animal welfare, economics, policy, unintended consequences