The Demand for Organic and Conventional Produce in London, UK: A System Approach

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 677-693

  Fourmouzi, Vasiliki ^a   Genius, Margarita ^a   Midmore, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Almost Ideal and censored demand systems; British households; Organic fruit and vegetables

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ELASTICITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRUIT; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC FARMING; VEGETABLE;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865544031     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2012.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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