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- Glory Esohe Orivri
- Bachir Kassas
- John Lai
- Lisa House
- Rodolfo M. Nayga
Abstract
Framing the same information in different ways can influence consumers’ decision making. This study assesses the impacts of information framing tools on consumer preference for a relatively novel food biotechnology tool – Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR). Using an online survey of U.S. orange juice consumers, we randomized consumers into a control and two treatment groups (gain vs. loss framing) and used a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to measure and compare consumers’ preferences across treatments. We find that both frames are effective in reducing the degree of aversion towards CRISPR, but the gain frame carries a stronger effect. Formuler une même information de différentes manières peut influencer la prise de décision des consommateurs. Cette étude évalue les impacts des outils de cadrage de l'information sur les préférences des consommateurs concernant un outil biotechnologique alimentaire relativement nouveau : les répétitions palindromiques courtes, régulièrement espacées (CRISPR). En utilisant une enquête en ligne auprès de consommateurs de jus d'orange aux États‐Unis, nous avons réparti aléatoirement les participants en un groupe de contrôle et deux groupes de traitement (cadrage par gain vs. cadrage par perte) et avons utilisé une expérience de choix discrets (DCE) pour mesurer et comparer les préférences des consommateurs à travers les différents traitements. Nous constatons que les deux cadres sont efficaces pour réduire le degré d'aversion envers CRISPR, mais le cadrage par gain a un effet plus fort.
Suggested Citation
Glory Esohe Orivri & Bachir Kassas & John Lai & Lisa House & Rodolfo M. Nayga, 2025.
"The impacts of message framing on consumer preferences for gene editing,"
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 73(1), pages 33-52, March.
Handle:
RePEc:bla:canjag:v:73:y:2025:i:1:p:33-52
DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12380
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