Changing tastes and endogenous preferences: Some issues in modelling the demand for agricultural products

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-300

  Young, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Preferences; Rationality; Reasons; Social context; Utility

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR; DEMAND TRENDS; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION;

EID: 0030422962     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/23.3.281     Document Type: Article

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