Do consumer responses to media food safety information last?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 363-383

  Dillaway, Robin ^a   Messer, Kent D ^a   Bernard, John C ^a   Kaiser, Harry M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Experimental economics; Food safety; Media information

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; COLUMBA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 80052703522     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/ppr019     Document Type: Article

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