Does media influence consumer demand? The case of lean finely textured beef in the United States

Food Policy

Volumn 49, Issue P1, 2014, Pages 219-227

  Yadavalli, Anita ^a,b   Jones, Keithly ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer concerns; Food scares; LFTB; Meat demand; Media effect; Switching regime

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD POLICY; MASS MEDIA; MEAT; MEDIA ROLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907567375     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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