Combining attitudinal statements with choice experiments to analyze preference heterogeneity for functional dairy products

Food Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 97-106

  Bechtold, Kai Brit ^a   Abdulai, Awudu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitudinal statements; Choice experiments; Functional food attributes; Preference heterogeneity; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PRODUCT; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; FOOD; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

GERMANY;

EID: 84902006829     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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