The economics of animal welfare applies economic methods to understand how to value or improve animal welfare.
Further reading
Conferences
Center for Law, Economics, and Public Policy (2019) Animals and Social Welfare Agenda, Duke Law School, November 1–2.
Conference exploring the intersection of animal welfare and law-and-economics approaches.
Fleurbaey, Marc, Caroline Hoxby, Lisa Kramer & Nicolas Treich (2022) The Economics of Animal Welfare, Stanford University, July 12.
An academic workshop examining the role of economic analysis in evaluating animal welfare policies.