The effect of information on consumers' willingness to pay for natural and organic chicken

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 282-289

  Gifford, Katie ^a   Bernard, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Consumer; Information effect; Natural food; Organic food; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867679378     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00929.x     Document Type: Article

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