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Consumer evaluation of a typical Italian salami: an experimental auction approach
Stefani, Gianluca; Cavicchi, Alessio - Dipartimento di Studi Sullo Sviluppo Economico (DISSE), … - 2011
This paper reports results of an evaluation experiment designed to provide both hedonic scores and measurements of consumer willingness to pay (WTP), on the basis of visual inspection, tasting, and presentation of information on origin, ingredients, and production processes of typical kinds of...
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Food labeling and eco-friendly consumption: Experimental evidence from a Belgian supermarket
Vlaeminck, Pieter; Jiang, Ting; Vranken, Liesbet - In: Ecological Economics 108 (2014) C, pp. 180-190
Using an incentive-compatible framed field experiment, we investigate whether consumers' food consumption is more eco-friendly when the information about a product's environmental impact is more easily accessible. Through an online survey, we identify a food label that is perceived to be the...
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Performance Pay and Information: Reducing Child Malnutrition in Urban Slums
Singh, Prakarsh - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper provides evidence for the effectiveness of performance pay to government workers and how performance pay interacts with demand-side information. In an experiment covering 145 child day-care centres, I implement three separate treatments. First, I engineer an exogenous change in...
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HOUSEHOLD FOOD CHOICE IN FOUR FOOD CATEGORIES:HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY?
Binkley, James; Golub, Alla - Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University - 2010
The interest of this study is the tradeoff between nutrition and taste in consumer food choice. We examine choice … through ignorance. This makes the choice between taste and nutrition more apparent. We use annual expenditure data reported by … nutrition, but primarily for cereal and bread: beverages are little affected. Older households tend to make healthier choices …
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A Water Intervention Program to Improve Fluid Intakes Among French Women
Gomez, Pierrick; Boesen-Mariani, Sabine; Lambert, Jean-Louis - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013
This research aimed at assessing the impact of a water intervention program on fluid intake over a 12-month period in free-living conditions. A total of 178 French women with low fluid intake habits were enrolled in a short-term program from 4 weeks’ to 4 months’ duration including home...
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State and Industrial Actions to Influence Consumer Behavior
Brockwell, Erik - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2014
This thesis consists of an introductory part and three papers. <p> Paper [I] examines how taxes affect consumption of commodities that are detrimental to health and the environment. Specifically, this paper examines if a tax increase leads to a significantly larger change in consumption than a...</p>
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Signaling Through Taxing America’s Sin: A Panel Data Study
Brockwell, Erik - CERE - the Center for Environmental and Resource Economics - 2014
This article aims to examine how sin taxation changes long-term consumer behavior regarding commodities which are deemed harmful for both health and the environment. These include tobacco, alcoholic beverages, sugar and confectionary, household energy, and motor fuel. Specifically, we examine...
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Spillover and Competitive Effects of Advertising in the Carbonated Soft Drink Market
Lopez, Rigoberto A.; Liu, Yizao; Zhu, Chen - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, … - 2013
This paper examines the spillover effects of television advertising on brand-level consumer demand for carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) and the competition consequences for manufacturers’ and private label CSDs. Using a random coefficients logit model (BLP) with household purchasing and...
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How Effective is Public Policy in Decreasing Soda Consumption? An Assessment of Four Policy Options
Liu, Yizao; Lopez, Rigoberto A.; Zhu, Chen - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, … - 2013
This paper examines the effectiveness of four policy options to decrease the consumption of carbonated soft drinks (CSDs). They are: (1) a soda tax (1 cent per ounce), (2) a ban on television advertising, (3) limiting calories to 100 per 12 oz volume; and (4) banning large containers such as the...
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Allégations nutritionnelles, consommation alimentaire et politiques de santé publique
Chaieb, Abdelwaheb; Caillavet, France; Nichèle, Veronique - Département Sciences Sociales, Agriculture et … - 2014
substitution relationship with other foods suggest some limits on the effectiveness of these devices. A micro-simulation nutrition …
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