Consumer reaction to information on food additives: Evidence from an eating experiment and a field survey

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 433-438

  Aoki, Keiko ^a   Shen, Junyi ^b   Saijo, Tatsuyoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Choice experiment; Field survey; Hypothetical bias; Information effect; Laboratory experiment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77549087065     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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