Consumer willingness to pay for domestic 'fair trade': Evidence from the United States

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-242

  Howard, P H ^a   Allen, P ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumers; Domestic; Ecolabels; Fair trade; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD MARKET; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NATIONAL TRADE; ORGANIC FARMING; PRICE DYNAMICS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 49249119161     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170508002275     Document Type: Article

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