Examining the determinants of olive oil demand in nonproducing countries: Evidence from Germany and the UK

Journal of Food Products Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 355-372

  Kavallari, Aikaterini ^a   Maas, Sarah ^b   Schmitz, P Michael ^c  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Gravity model; Import demand; Olive oil; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957448961     PISSN: 10454446     EISSN: 15404102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10454446.2011.548721     Document Type: Article

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