Pricing of eco-labels with retailer heterogeneity

Food Policy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 82-93

  Asche, Frank ^a   Larsen, Thomas A ^b   Smith, Martin D ^c   Sogn Grundvåg, Geir ^b   Young, James A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Institute of Food   (Norway)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eco labels; Salmon; Seafood

Indexed keywords

FOOD MARKET; FOOD POLICY; PRICE DYNAMICS; PUBLIC GOODS; SALMONID; SEAFOOD; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84948959710     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.04.004     Document Type: Article

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