Beef credence attributes: Implications of substitution effects on consumers' WTP

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 600-615

  Viegas, Inês ^a   Nunes, Luís Catela ^b   Madureira, Lívia ^c   Fontes, Magda Aguiar ^a   Santos, José Lima ^d  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^b NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^d Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Beef; Choice modelling; Credence attributes; Individual valuation and summation (IVS) bias.; Joint valuation; Substitution effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD SAFETY; PRICE DYNAMICS; PRODUCTION COST; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 84906251986     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.12067     Document Type: Article

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