Role of information on consumers' willingness-to-pay for genetically-modified rice with health benefits: An application to China

Asian Economic Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 391-408

  De Steur, Hans ^a   Buysse, Jeroen ^a   Feng, Shuyi ^b   Gellynck, Xavier ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Economic valuation; Experimental auctions; Folate biofortification; Genetically modified rice; Information effects; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; INFORMATION; RICE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CHINA;

EID: 84888021473     PISSN: 13513958     EISSN: 14678381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/asej.12020     Document Type: Article

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