Factors impacting food safety risk perceptions

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 625-644

  Tonsor, Glynn T ^a   Schroeder, Ted C ^b   Pennings, Joost M E ^c,d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayesian updating; Bivariate Tobit; Food safety; Information; Risk perceptions; Trust and reliance

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEMAND ANALYSIS; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SAFETY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MODEL; RISK PERCEPTION;

ASIA; CANADA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68949147859     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2009.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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