The private provision of public environment: Consumer preferences for organic production systems

Land Use Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 669-682

  Aldanondo Ochoa, Ana María ^a   Almansa Sáez, Carmen ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Green labelling; Health; Impure public goods; Organic food; Organic milk; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTINGENT VALUATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD PRODUCTION; ORGANIC FARMING; PUBLIC GOODS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 60449083677     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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