Food safety regulation, economic impact assessment and quantitative methods

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-158

  Ragona, Maddalena ^a   Mazzocchi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benefits; Costs; Economic evaluation; Food safety regulation; Impact assessment; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC SYSTEM; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SAFETY; POLICY ANALYSIS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EID: 48849088904     PISSN: 13511610     EISSN: 14698412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13511610802214511     Document Type: Review

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