Factors affecting drivers' willingness to pay for biofuels: The case of Italy

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 2684-2692

  Lanzini, Pietro ^a   Testa, Francesco ^b   Iraldo, Fabio ^b,c  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Certification; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; PUBLIC POLICY;

CERTIFICATION; CLEANER ENERGIES; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; POLICY INITIATIVES; RECENT RESEARCHES; SOCIODEMOGRAPHICS; TRANSPORT SECTORS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 84958280023     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.10.080     Document Type: Article

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