In-store valuation of steak tenderness

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 539-550

  Lusk, Jayson L ^a   Fox, John A ^b   Schroeder, Ted C ^b   Mintert, James ^b   Koohmaraie, Mohammad ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA ARS US Meat Animal Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Consumer demand; Experimental economics; Field experiment; Tenderness; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013465553     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00176     Document Type: Article

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