Consumer preferences for verified pork-rearing practices in the production of ham products

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 397-417

  McKendree, Melissa G S ^a   Widmar, Nicole Olynk ^a   Ortega, David L ^b   Foster, Kenneth A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Consumer demand; Credence attribute; Ham; Lunchmeat; Verification; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894248160     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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