Comparing heterogeneous consumption in U.S. and Japanese meat and fish demand

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-91

  Tonsor, Glynn T ^a   Marsh, Thomas L ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand forecasting; Food safety; Generalized almost ideal demand; Pre committed consumption; U.S. Japanese meat and fish demand

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FISH; FOOD SAFETY; MEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447315254     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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