Consumer inferences of food safety and quality

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-235

  Tonsor, Glynn T ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

animal welfare; attribute cues; consumer inferences; food safety; pork; split sample design; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79957811469     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: 14643618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbr011     Document Type: Article

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