Consumers' appreciation of regional certification labels: A pan-European study

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-23

  van Ittersum, Koert ^a   Meulenberg, Matthew T G ^b   van Trijp, Hans C M ^b   Candel, Math J J M ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Place of origin; Regional certification labels; Regional product; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33846419779     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2007.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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