Consumer willingness to pay for food safety in Tanzania: An incentive-aligned conjoint analysis

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 394-400

  Alphonce, Roselyne ^a,b   Alfnes, Frode ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Food safety; Incentive compatible method; Organic; Tanzania; Tomatoes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867377437     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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