Why Are We Eating so Much Meat?

Jana Friedrichsen and Manja Gärtner

No 137, DIW Roundup: Politik im Fokus from DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research

Abstract: There are various reasons why humans may want to reduce their consumption of meat and other animal products. In the following, we lay out important stylized facts about individual meat consumption, and then discuss the challenges and puzzles surrounding effective behavior change toward more sustainable, plant-based diets.

Pages: 10 p.
Date: 2020
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