An experimental investigation of consumer willingness to pay for non-GM foods when an organic option is present

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 374-385

  Bernard, John C ^a   Zhang, Chao ^a   Gifford, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auction experiments; GM foods; Organic foods; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 33846336837     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1068280500006808     Document Type: Article

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