Fast food, addiction, and market power

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 425-447

  Richards, Timothy J ^a   Patterson, Paul M ^a   Hamilton, Stephen F ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Brand loyalty; Fast food; Generalized method of moments; Hedonic pricing; Nutrients; Shadow values

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549178605     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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