Animal welfare and eggs - Cheap talk or money on the counter?

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 565-584

  Andersen, Laura Mørch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Altruism; Animal welfare; Labelling; Market purchase data; Panel mixed logit; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL WELFARE; COMMODITY MARKET; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; PUBLIC GOODS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84859838724     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2011.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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