Preferences for sustainability and supply chain worker conditions: Evidence during COVID‐19

Campbell, Nica; Copfer, Jackie; Villas-Boas, Sofia Berto

doi:10.1002/aepp.13267

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“…Consumers were WTP about $0.34/lb for moderate worker safety and $1.91/lb for enhanced worker safety. But the increase between moderate and enhanced worker safety supports the conclusion that consumers were differentiating between levels of the attribute in their decisions, results that are consisted with the findings of Campbell et al (2022).…”

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“…Despite ample evidence of worker impacts, more direct examinations of WTP for worker safety in meat processing are scant. Another research paper by Campbell et al (2022) measured consumers WTP for sustainability and worker safety conditions in food supply chain to US consumers during the COVID pandemic. Overall, results of the experiment found that consumers are willing to pay premium values for food options that are environmentally sustainable and improve worker safety conditions during COVID.…”

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Consumer preferences for worker and supply chain risk mitigation in the beef supply chain in response to COVID‐19 pandemic

Sumrow,

Hudson,

Sarasty

et al. 2023

Agribusiness

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The COVID‐19 pandemic strained the beef supply chain through plant closures and labor shortages. The pandemic highlighted worker safety inadequacies as well as system vulnerabilities to supply chain disruptions. One result has been political and media scrutinization of beef processing concentration as a culprit for these disruptions. Breaking plants up into smaller, more geographically dispersed processing could help mitigate risk from large plant closures but would likely result in higher retail prices because of lost scale economies. Additionally, improving worker safety likely means slower processing even in larger plants, again likely raising retail prices. We use a choice‐based conjoint analysis to examine to whether and to what extent consumers would be willing to pay higher prices to support smaller plant sizes and improved worker safety, among other beef characteristics. Findings of the study suggest that consumers do not care, at least directly, about plant size but are willing to pay to reduce food miles for processed beef (indirectly implying more geographic dispersion). Consumers are also WTP to improve worker safety. Results also show positive willingness to pay for characteristics such as “grass‐fed” which is consistent with other studies. [EconLit Citations: Q13, Q18, C25, C83].

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Consumer preferences for worker and supply chain risk mitigation in the beef supply chain in response to COVID‐19 pandemic

Sumrow,

Hudson,

Sarasty

et al. 2023

Agribusiness

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Preferences for sustainability and supply chain worker conditions: Evidence during COVID‐19

Campbell

Copfer

Villas-Boas

2022

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Given coronavirus 2019 (COVID‐19), we empirically investigate whether consumers are willing to pay for greater sustainability and safer working conditions in food supply chains. We elicit consumer valuation via two consumer choice survey experiments and revealed preferences using mixed Logit discrete choice models. We find that consumers have a significant positive average valuation towards sustainability, but may require an average compensation to choose products produced under safer working conditions. Policy implications suggest a market‐based potential to nudge consumer segments who desire value congruence in their diet, namely, by revealing information through labeling.

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Nudge research in agricultural economics: two-decade retrospective of empirical evidence

Čop,

Njavro

2024

CAER

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PurposeUnderstanding farmer and consumer behavior is essential to the successful implementation of behavior change interventions. The purpose of this study is to summarize existing research, provide a comprehensive overview of nudge interventions, and identify important trends in behavioral agricultural economics. Research on nudge interventions can help policymakers encourage farmers and consumers to change their behavior in desired direction like switching to organic agriculture or eco-labeled products and promote innovation in sustainable agriculture.Design/methodology/approachThe paper contains a bibliometric analysis of nudge research in general and agricultural economics as well as a literature review of the 53 empirical studies on nudge interventions between 2003 and 2023.FindingsThe frequency of nudge research in all research fields and in agricultural economics has increased over the years. This study summarizes nudge interventions that can be used by farmers and consumers on a variety of agricultural economic issues. Information, social norms, and social comparison as nudge interventions are most prominent in the publications, while green nudges have not been researched to a greater extent.Originality/valueThis study provides a comprehensive overview of nudge research in agricultural economics with potential for theoretical and policy implications. It highlights potential nudge interventions among farmers and consumers that can be applied in practices.

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Preferences for sustainability and supply chain worker conditions: Evidence during COVID‐19

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Consumer preferences for worker and supply chain risk mitigation in the beef supply chain in response to COVID‐19 pandemic

Consumer preferences for worker and supply chain risk mitigation in the beef supply chain in response to COVID‐19 pandemic

Preferences for sustainability and supply chain worker conditions: Evidence during COVID‐19

Nudge research in agricultural economics: two-decade retrospective of empirical evidence

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