Revealing additional preference heterogeneity with an extended random parameter logit model: The case of extra virgin olive oil

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 553-567

  Yangui, Ahmed ^a   Costa Font, Montserrat ^a   Gil, Jose M ^a  

^a Edifici ESAB   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitudinal factors; Discrete choice model; Extra vigin olive oil; Preference heterogeneity; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905706713     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2014123-5501     Document Type: Article

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