The demand for organic foods in the South of Italy: A discrete choice model

Food Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 386-396

  Gracia, Azucena ^a   de Magistris, Tiziana ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Choice; Consumers; Demand; Italy; Organic foods; Probit

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; FOOD POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 49049115330     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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