Determinants of willingness-to-pay for sustainable wine: Evidence from experimental auctions

Wine Economics and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-92

  Vecchio, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimental auctions; Sustainable wine; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897867048     PISSN: 22133968     EISSN: 22129774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wep.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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