Stated willingness-to-pay for organic fruit and pesticide ban: An evaluation using both web-based and face-to-face interviewing

Journal of Food Products Marketing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 107-134

  Canavari, Maurizio ^a   Nocella, Giuseppe ^b   Scarpa, Riccardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Polo Scientifico Didattico di Cesena Corso di Laurea in Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Non market valuation; Organic fruit; Pesticide ban; Stated preferences; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 32644431948     PISSN: 10454446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J038v11n03_07     Document Type: Conference Paper

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