Are consumers concerned about palm oil? Evidence from a lab experiment

Food Policy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 180-189

  Disdier, Anne Célia ^a   Marette, Stéphan ^b   Millet, Guy ^b  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Consumer information campaign; Experimental economics; Palm oil; Per unit tax; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; OIL PRODUCTION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 84885457374     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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