The Economic Value of Public Relations Expenditures: Food Safety and the Strawberry Case

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 440-462

  Richards, Timothy J ^a   Patterson, Paul M ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food safety; Foodborne illness; Information; Strawberries

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033439974     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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