Are consumers in developing countries willing to pay more for micronutrient-dense biofortified foods? Evidence from a field experiment in Uganda

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-97

  Chowdhury, Shyamal ^a   Meenakshi, J V ^b   Tomlins, Keith I ^c   Owori, Constance ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

cheap talk; choice experiments; hypothetical bias; nutrition

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GAME THEORY; SAMPLING BIAS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

UGANDA;

EID: 79952948077     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aaq121     Document Type: Article

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