Combining economics and social psychology to understand the potential demand for biofuel: The influence of proximity on the beliefs toward Jatropha oil as a diesel substitute

Ecological Economics

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 85-95

  Litvine, Dorian ^a   Gazull, Laurent ^b   Dabat, Marie Hélène ^a  

^a UMR ART Dev   (France)

^b TA C 105 D Campus International de Baillarguet   (France)

Author keywords

Belief strength; Demand study; Fuel substitution; Jatropha curcas; Local supply chain; Preference construction; Social Psychology; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894255576     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.01.018     Document Type: Article

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