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Confidence in the Beef Production System as a Key Factor to Mitigate the Impact of BSE on Beef Consumption

Barrena Figueroa, Ramo; Sanchez Garcia, Mercedes; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2002

Recent food scares in the food market has caused a reduction in consumer's confidence in the food system that it has induced a significant reduction in consumption in a sector, the beef sector that was already characterized by a saturated trend in quantity terms. In this context, all...

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STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS FOR THE HIERARCHIZATION OF ACTIVITIES IN THE SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF ORIGIN-CERTIFIED FOODS

Sanchez Garcia, Mercedes; Barrena Figueroa, Ramo - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008

A quality differentiation strategy for agrifood products based on geographical origin and production method has become a viable alternative for certain firms in the internationalized food markets, if it could be considered as a rural development instrument. This method of adding value to their...

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Spanish Wine Consumer Behaviour: A Stated and Revealed Preferences Analysis

Nadhem, Mtimet; Miguel, Albisu Luis - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2007

Overall wine consumption in Spain is decreasing while, at the same time, Designation of Origin (DO) wine consumption is … increasing gradually. This study examines Spanish DO wine consumer behaviour through stated preferences (SP) and revealed …, especially for the preference of the DO and wine aging attributes. The only difference detected is the price variable, where a …

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Connecting Product Attributes with Emotional Benefits. Analysis of a Mediterranean product across consumer age segments

Barrena Figueroa, Ramo; Sanchez Garcia, Mercedes - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2007

the wine producing sector. Faced with the difficulty of differentiating the product in terms of its technical … of wine, a traditional component of the Mediterranean diet, and, if such factors are found, test them for variation … in the market. The study uses the laddering technique to interview wine consumers in Navarra. …

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A structural model of wealth, obesity and health in the UK

Mazzocchi, Mario; Traill, W. Bruce - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008

Based on a household health production framework, this paper exploits the combination of socioeconomic, health and nutrition information from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey to analyze the endogenous relationship among wealth, nutrition, weight and the final health outcomes. Results...

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Policy Implications of a Behavioural Economics Analysis of Land Use Determinants in Rural Scotland

Toma, Luiza; Sutherland, Lee-Ann; Barnes, Andrew P.; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2011

The paper analyses the land use behaviour of Scottish land managers and the factors influencing it in the current context of the EU rural land use policies. The analysis employs a frequently used behavioural economics method, namely structural equation modelling (SEM). Central to the empirical...

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Escherichia coli O157 control on cattle farms: A structural equation model applied to survey data

Toma, Luiza; Low, J.C.; Vosough, Ahmadi B.; Matthews, Louise - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014

The paper uses structural equation modelling applied to survey data to test determinants’ influence on UK cattle farmers’ intentions towards Escherichia coli O157 control. Results suggest that farmers more likely to be willing to control Escherichia coli O157 are those who think that farmers...

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Life and work on small-scale farms in Norway: an outlook based on survey results linked to financial data

Lien, Gudbrand D.; Bergfjord, Ole Jakob; Hoveid, Oyvind - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2009

This paper studies what causes (small-scale) farmers to leave their farms and typically move to urban areas. A data set is constructed by linking survey results with financial data, and the data set is analyzed by multivariate statistical techniques. Our results indicate that, while existence...

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Structural Equation Modelling of Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Food (GM) in the Mediterranean Europe: Spain, Greece and Italy.

Costa-Font, Montserrat; Gil, Jose Maria - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2007

The inception of genetic modification (GM) techniques in food production conveys both opportunities - improve food production technologies and/or product differentiation - and risks - dread of a change of the technological status quo, ambiguity in the food properties... Hence, some research...

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The Determinants of Consumer Confidence in Credence Attributes:Trust in the Food System and in Brands

Lassoued, Rim; Hobbs, Jill E. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA; … - 2014

Given the credence nature of food quality and food safety attributes, consumers rely on abstract systems of regulation as well as quality signals such as brands to make informed choices. Motivated by the need to further investigate what influences consumer confidence in credence attributes, this...

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