Very little is known about the potential relationship between welfare state regimes and oral health. This study assessed the oral health of adults in a range of European countries clustered by welfare regimes according to Ferrera's typology and the complementary Eastern type. We analysed data from Eurobarometer wave 72.3, a cross-sectional survey of 31 European countries carried out in 2009. We...

The management of vertebrate pests depends on the use of traps, pesticides, repellents and other methods, each of which can cause varying levels of pain and other negative experiences to animals. Vertebrate pest control is essential for managing the impacts of unwanted or over-abundant animals on human and animal health, ecological balance and economic interests. As the need for this management...

In all scientific research using animals there is the potential for animal welfare to be compromised, due both to the experimental procedures themselves and to features of their husbandry and management. The Three Rs aim to minimize animal welfare compromise, ideally by replacing animal use with other methods. In situations where the use of animals is unavoidable, care is taken to reduce the nu...

Title of Dissertation: HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE, INDOOR AIR POLLUTION, AND HEALTH IMPACTS IN INIDA: A WELFARE ANALYSIS Yabei Zhang, Doctor of Philosophy, 2009 Dissertation directed by: Professor Richard Just Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics This dissertation develops a unified analytical framework to understand the relationships among household energy use, indoor air pollution (IAP...

Immigration is often seen as an instrument of adaptation for aging countries. In this paper, we evaluate, using a dynamic general equilibrium model, the contribution of migration policy in reducing the tax burden associated with the aging population in France. Four alternative scenarios, compared to a baseline scenario based on official projections, are simulated with the aim to quantify the im...

Ethical and animal welfare concerns about the destruction of free-living wildlife for disease control and environmental reasons have historically received little attention from animal welfare scientists, legislators or the public. Nevertheless, all vertebrates can experience pain and distress, regardless of whether they are unwanted pests or not. A wide range of methods is used to kill or other...

Animal welfare concerns are having dramatic impacts on food and livestock markets. Here we examine consumer preferences for pork products with a focus on use of gestation crates. We examine underlying consumer valuations of pork attributes while considering preference heterogeneity as well as voluntary and legislative alternatives in producing gestation crate-free pork. Our results suggest that...

This paper was delivered at a National Poverty Center conference. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Poverty Center or any sponsoring agency. We thank MDRC and MPR for assistance with the public use data and Peter Huckfeldt for excellent research assistance.

The present study focuses on the welfare implications of intellectual property protection (IPP) in agriculture, when the associated knowledge has commercial application in more than one country. Attention is paid to the realistic case where countries provide different IPP levels. A model is developed to determine who benefits from, and who should pay for the associated research. A key contribut...

Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tariffs on U.S. potato imports to Mexico were phased out by 1993. Citing phytosanitary issues, in 1996, the Mexican government placed quantitative restrictions on U.S. potato imports and restricted their import only to designated border areas. This article estimates the welfare cost of restricting U.S. potato imports into Mexico. We find tha...