Consumers' willingness to pay for biotech foods in China: A contingent valuation approach

AgBioForum

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 166-179

  Lin, William ^a   Somwaru, Agapi ^a   Tuan, Francis ^a   Huang, Jikun ^a   Bai, Junfei ^a  

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Author keywords

Biotech foods; China; Contingent valuation method; Semi double bounded dichotomous choice model; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HEXAPODA;

EID: 33846407935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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