Consumer valuation of environmentally friendly production practices in wines, considering asymmetric information and sensory effects

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 483-504

  Schmit, Todd M ^a   Rickard, Bradley J ^a   Taber, John ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Environmentally friendly; Experience and credence goods; Lab experiment; Sensory; Willingness to pay; Wine

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD MARKET; TASTE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 84877927704     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.12001     Document Type: Article

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