The effect of information choice and discussion on consumers' willingness-to-pay for nanotechnologies in food

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 365-374

  Roosen, Jutta ^a   Bieberstein, Andrea ^a   Marette, Steṕhan ^b   Blanchemanche, Sandrine ^c   Vandermoere, Frederic ^d  

^a TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b INRA   (France)

^c INRA   (France)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Discussion; Experimental economics; Food nanotechnology; Information choice; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 81755171122     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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