Struggles in optimal labelling: How different consumers react to various labels for genetically modified foods

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 447-456

  Teisl, Mario F ^a   Radas, Sonja ^b   Roe, Brian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS   (Croatia)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Experiment; Health; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996457513     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2008.00709.x     Document Type: Article

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