Valuing quality attributes and country of origin in the Korean beef market

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 682-698

  Chung, Chanjin ^a   Boyer, Tracy ^a   Han, Sungil ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Beef; Conjoint analysis; Country of origin; Quality attribute; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTINGENT VALUATION; FOOD MARKET; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; NATIONAL TRADE; PRICE DYNAMICS; SHOPPING ACTIVITY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 68949164866     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2009.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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