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dc.contributor.authorJames, Harvey S. (Harvey Stanley), Jr.eng
dc.date.issued2002-05eng
dc.descriptionThis draft is dated May 6, 2002.eng
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which trust directly affects public support for biotechnology, particularly in applications to food production and genetic modification of crop plants. Unlike previous research in which trust is assumed to be exogenous, this paper posits that trust is endogenously determined. An econometric model is developed that controls for the endogeneity of trust using instrumental variable and selection correction techniques. Using data from the U.S. Biotechnology Study, this study finds that the effect of trust on public support is substantially stronger than previous estimates.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported in part by the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station.eng
dc.identifier.citationHarvey S. James, Jr., "The Effect of Trust on Public Support for Biotechnology: Evidence from the U.S. Biotechnology Study, 1997-1998," Department of Agricultural Economics Working Paper No. AEWP 2002-1, May 2002.eng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/8984eng
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.relation.ispartofcollectionAgricultural Economics publications (MU)eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. Division of Applied Social Sciences. Department of Agricultural Economicseng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDepartment of Agricultural Economics working paper ; no. AEWP 2002-01eng
dc.subjectrisk communicationeng
dc.subjectpublic perceptionseng
dc.subjectconsumer attitudeseng
dc.subject.lcshBiotechnology -- Public opinioneng
dc.subject.lcshTrusteng
dc.subject.lcshFood -- Biotechnology -- Public opinioneng
dc.titleThe Effect of Trust on Public Support for Biotechnology: Evidence from the U.S. Biotechnology Study, 1997-1998eng
dc.typeWorking Papereng


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