Consumer willingness to pay for catechin-enriched yogurt: Evidence from a stated choice experiment

Agribusiness

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 243-258

  Moro, Daniele ^a   Veneziani, Mario ^b   Sckokai, Paolo ^a   Castellari, Elena ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 84992236273     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.21401     Document Type: Article

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