Fear and trust: How risk perceptions of avian influenza affect Chinese consumers' demand for chicken

China Economic Review

Volumn 40, Issue , 2016, Pages 91-104

  Zhou, Li ^a   Turvey, Calum G ^b   Hu, Wuyang ^c   Ying, Ruiyao ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer; Food safety; H7N9 avian influenza; Risk perception; WTP

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973478490     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2016.06.003     Document Type: Article

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