Health Information and the Choice of Fish Species: An Experiment Measuring the Impact of Risk and Benefit Information

Stéphan Marette (), Jutta Roosen (), Sandrine Blanchemanche and Philippe Verger

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Abstract: An experiment was conducted in France to evaluate the impact of health information on consumers' choice between two different types of fish. Successive messages revealing risks (methylmercury) and benefits (omega-3s) of consuming the fish, along with consumption recommendations, were delivered. Results show a significant difference of reaction according to the order and type of information. The information about risks had a larger marginal impact on change in willingness to pay (WTP) than did the information about benefits. While the results show that detailed messages on risks/benefits, including recommendations for nutrition behavior, matter in the modification of WTP, 40% of respondents did not change their initial choices after the revelation of health information.

Keywords: experimental economics; fish consumption; health information; nutrition. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C9 D8 I1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-agr, nep-exp and nep-hea
Date: 2007-06
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Working Paper: Health Information and the Choice of Fish Species: An Experiment Measuring the Impact of Risk and Benefit Information (2006)
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