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Valuing Conflicting Public Information About a New Technology: The Case of Irradiated Foods

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posted on 2021-11-15, 21:28 authored by M. C. Rousu, Jason F. Shogren
Scientists and advocates can disagree on the value of new products or technologies, such as growth hormones, genetically modified organisms, and food irradiation. Both sides of the debate disseminate information to the public hoping to influence public opinion. This study assesses the economic value of both pro and anti-public information using food irritation as a case study. The value of information sources is estimated in isolation and in combination. In isolation, the results indicate each set of information has value. In combination, only anti-irradiation information is found to have net positive value (persuading some consumers to purchase non-irradiated products). Pro-irradiation information worked to decrease the value of anti-irradiation information by 58% per person.

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eng

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English

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University of Wyoming. Libraries

Journal title

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economic

Collection

Faculty Publications - Economics

Department

  • Library Sciences - LIBS

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    Economics

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    Exports