Consumer's acceptance of (and resistance to) genetically modified foods in high-income countries: Effects of labels and information in an uncertain environment

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1112-1118

  Huffman, Wallace E ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM;

EID: 0347900427     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0092-5853.2003.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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