Consumer welfare effects of introducing and labeling genetically modified food

Economics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 382-388

  Lusk, Jayson L ^a   House, Lisa O ^b   Valli, Carlotta ^c   Jaeger, Sara R ^d   Moore, Melissa ^e   Morrow, Bert ^f   Traill, W Bruce ^g  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^e MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Experimental auctions; Genetically modified food; Labeling; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144499155     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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