Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Locally Produced Ground Beef: A Case Study of the Rural Northern Great Plains

Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-67

  Chang, Kuo Liang ^a   Xu, Pei ^b   Underwood, Keith ^a   Mayen, Carlos ^c   Langelett, George ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conjoint; ground beef; South Dakota; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871872634     PISSN: 08974438     EISSN: 15286983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08974438.2013.724002     Document Type: Article

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