Good Taste Tastes Good. Cultural Capital as a Determinant of Organic Food Purchase by Italian Consumers: Evidence and Policy Implications

Ecological Economics

Volumn 141, Issue , 2017, Pages 66-75

  Agovino, Massimiliano ^a   Crociata, Alessandro ^b   Quaglione, Davide ^b   Sacco, Pierluigi ^c,d   Sarra, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c IULM UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural Capital; Cultural Participation; Heckman Two Step Selection Strategy; Italy; Organic Food Purchase

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CAPITAL; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCT; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; TASTE;

ITALY;

EID: 85019981394     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.05.029     Document Type: Article

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