Does health information matter for modifying consumption? A field experiment measuring the impact of risk information on fish consumption

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-20

  Roosen, Jutta ^a   Marette, Stéphan ^b   Blanchemanche, Sandrine ^c   Verger, Philippe ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INRA ALISS   (France)

^c Metrisk Unit of INRA   (France)

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EID: 60849087088     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: 14679353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2008.01423.x     Document Type: Article

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