Preferences for locally grown products: Evidence from a natural field experiment

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 255-284

  Menapace, Luisa ^a   Raffaelli, Roberta ^b  

^a TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Locally grown products; Natural field experiment; Social influence; Terroir

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON EMISSION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMISSION CONTROL; FEMALE; FIELD METHOD;

EID: 85019681064     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: 14643618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbw017     Document Type: Article

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