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effects are positive in most cities, while price effects are generally negative when consumers exhibit some variety preference … barriers or joint brand- and price-based marketing strategies. Results indicate that consumers and producers gain from product …
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. Willingness to pay for verification of production process attributes varied across attributes and verifying entity. Consumers were …
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administered to a random sample of adult consumers. Evidence suggests that consumers are willing to pay significantly more for …
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U.S. per capita fluid milk consumption has decreased since the 1940s. This study uses data collected between 1977 and 2008 from USDA surveys to investigate whether generational change is a contributing factor. More recent generations are found to consume less whole milk and less lower-fat milk,...
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Models of rational addiction suggest that obesity is consistent with time-consistent preferences. Behavioral economists maintain that addictions such as alcoholism, smoking and over-eating represent examples of present-bias in decision making that is fundamentally irrational. In this article,...
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In a survey of UK consumers, we elicited their willingness to accept (WTA) a discount for GM foods and willingness to … discrepancy between WTA and WTP estimates. The role of risk perceptions in explaining this discrepancy is congruent with consumers …
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How would a possible food safety scare influence food consumption? Using techniques from experimental psychology, a study of 103 lunchtime participants suggests that a food scare--avian influenza--would decrease consumption of the affected food by 17% if the subjects believed it was naturally...
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. Consumers expressed a broad preference for reduced pesticide usage. Four market segments were identified corresponding to … consumers: (a) who had a strong preference for food safety, (b) who exhibited a more balanced desire for all product … consumers in these segments differ based on demographic and psychographic characteristics. This information should prove useful …
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Analysis of survey data indicates that Japanese consumers discount their willingness to pay for U.S. beef and pork …
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Rising landfill costs have forced solid waste managers to consider ways to reduce the waste stream. Using survey data, models explaining the weight of recyclables generated by households are estimated for paper and glass. Results indicate that households respond to the time cost of recycling...
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