Leadership and the Provision of Safe Food

David Hennessy, Jutta Roosen and John Miranowski

Staff General Research Papers Archive from Iowa State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Modern food production typically involves many interacting stages and two or more decision makers. There is reason to believe that inputs in determining quality likely complement. And it is not possible to regulate many of these inputs. In a food production system possessing these characteristics, we show that leadership by one or more firms through communicating actions may be used as a mechanism to increase overall food quality. As there may be no private incentive to lead, there may be strategic merit in assigning liability through legislation. We also suggest the possibility that genetics are leadership instruments in hog production systems.

Date: 2001-11-01
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Published in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, November 2001, vol. 83, pp. 862-874

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