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In this paper, we value food safety in a nonhypothetical setting - experimental auction markets. First, subjects underestimate the relatively low probabilities of food-borne illness. Second, measures of value are within a relatively fiat range across a wide range of risks, even with repeated...

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PIH-6, revised. Abstract Currently Unavailable.

Lawrence, J., M. Hayenga, and J. Kliebenstein. "The Rapidly Changing Pork Industry," Wallaces Farmer (February 1998):50-52.

We design and implement a method, CVM-X, to calibrate hypothetical survey values using experimental auction markets. We test the procedure using consumer willingness-to-pay for irradiated/nonirradiated meat. Our results show that calibration factors for those who favor the irradiation process...

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Demand for nonsolar energy and concern about the implications of fossil fuel combustion have encouraged examination of energy use associated with agriculture. The United States is a global leader in pig production, and the United States swine industry is centered in Iowa. Feed is the largest...