Modeling disinterest and dislike: A bounded Bayesian mixed logit model of the UK market for GM food

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 485-509

  Rigby, Dan ^a   Burton, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Bounded mixed logit; Choice modeling; Food safety; GMOs

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN; BOUNDED MIXED LOGIT; CHOICE MODELING; FOOD SAFETY; GMOS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

FOOD MARKET; FOOD SAFETY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645366450     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-005-4995-9     Document Type: Article

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