What attributes of extra virgin olive oil are really important for consumers: a meta-analysis of consumers’ stated preferences

Agricultural and Food Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Del Giudice, Teresa ^a,b   Cavallo, Carla ^a,b   Caracciolo, Francesco ^a,b   Cicia, Gianni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b MiPAAF ex Centro per la Formazione in Economia e Politica dello Sviluppo Rurale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumers preferences; Extra virgin olive oil; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013661585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21937532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40100-015-0034-5     Document Type: Article

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