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Viewpoint: Regulating meat consumption to improve health, the environment and animal welfare

Céline Bonnet, Zohra Bouamra-Mechemache, Vincent Réquillart et Nicolas Treich

Résumé

Meat consumption has increased significantly in the last 50 years. This trend raises various health and environmental issues, as well as moral concerns regarding farm animal welfare. In this paper, we discuss the regulation of meat consumption in developed countries. Specifically, we discuss possible justifications for this regulation in terms of environmental, health and animal welfare considerations, as well as the effect of fiscal, informational and behavioral regulatory instruments. Finally, we present a list of challenges that policy makers and food scholars may need to confront in the future.

Mots-clés

Meat consumption; Regulation; Health; Environment; Climate change; Animal welfare;

Codes JEL

  • Q11: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis • Prices
  • Q52: Pollution Control Adoption Costs • Distributional Effects • Employment Effects
  • H31: Household

Remplacé par

Céline Bonnet, Zohra Bouamra-Mechemache, Vincent Réquillart et Nicolas Treich, « Viewpoint: Regulating meat consumption to improve health, the environment and animal welfare », Food Policy, vol. 97, n° 101847, décembre 2020.

Référence

Céline Bonnet, Zohra Bouamra-Mechemache, Vincent Réquillart et Nicolas Treich, « Viewpoint: Regulating meat consumption to improve health, the environment and animal welfare », TSE Working Paper, n° 21-1180, janvier 2021.

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TSE Working Paper, n° 21-1180, janvier 2021