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De l'opinion publique aux comportements des consommateurs. Faut-il une filière sans ogm?

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  • Charles Noussair
  • Stéphane Robin
  • Bernard Ruffieux

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In this paper we study the differences in European public opinion and consumer behavior with regard to the use of genetically modified organisms in the food supply. We report the results of an economic experiment in which we elicited willingness-to-pay information for products that contained gmo?s and others that were gmo-free at various contamination thresholds. We also present the data from a survey of public opinion on the same subject. Participants in both the experiment and the survey were a demographically representative sample of French urban households. We find that actual consumer behavior exhibits a lower level of hostility toward gmo?s than that suggested by the survey. We analyze the economic causes of such a difference, and discuss the consequences of our findings for labeling policy. Classification JEL : C91, D12, Q18

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  • Charles Noussair & Stéphane Robin & Bernard Ruffieux, 2003. "De l'opinion publique aux comportements des consommateurs. Faut-il une filière sans ogm?," Revue économique, Presses de Sciences-Po, vol. 54(1), pages 47-69.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:recosp:reco_541_0047
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    1. Samira Chaklatti & Damien Rousselière, 2006. "Confiance, justification et controverse sur les OGM en Europe," Cahiers d'Economie et Sociologie Rurales, INRA Department of Economics, vol. 81, pages 61-93.
    2. Bernard Ruffieux & Anne Rozan & Stéphane Robin, 2008. "Mesurer les préférences du consommateur pour orienter les décisions des pouvoirs publics : l'apport de la méthode expérimentale," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 182(1), pages 113-127.
    3. Samira Chaklatti & Damien Rousselière, 2006. "Confiance, approbation et opposition : une approche simultanée des déterminants de l'opposition aux OGM en Europe," Post-Print halshs-00105716, HAL.
    4. Samira Chaklatti & Damien Rousselière, 2006. "Trust, justification and controversy on the GMOs in Europe [Confiance, justification et controverse sur les OGM en Europe]," Post-Print hal-01201137, HAL.

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    JEL classification:

    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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