Do nutrition claims matter to consumers? An empirical analysis considering European requirements

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-33

  Stranieri, Stefanella ^a   Baldi, Lucia ^a   Banterle, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumer; European Union; Logit model; Nutrition claims

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD SAFETY; LEGISLATION; LOGIT ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 74549167260     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2009.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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