Negative consequences of nutrition information disclosure on consumption behavior in quick-casual restaurants

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 51-60

  Seenivasan, Satheesh ^a   Thomas, Dominic ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer psychology; Government policy; Nutrition labels; Obesity; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960171894     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2016.02.009     Document Type: Article

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