Consumer welfare and the loss induced by withholding information: The case of BSE in Italy

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-58

  Mazzocchi, Mario ^a   Stefani, Gianluca ^b   Henson, Spencer J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALMOST IDEAL DEMAND SYSTEM; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2542440093     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2004.tb00078.x     Document Type: Article

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