Consumer and market responses to mad cow disease

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1140-1152

  Schlenker, Wolfram ^a   Villas Boas, Sofia B ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Food safety; Futures prices; Mad cow disease; Scanner data

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FINANCIAL MARKET; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH IMPACT; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS; SHOPPING ACTIVITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 70249101780     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2009.01315.x     Document Type: Article

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