El mercado alimentario de esta última década presenta interesantes transformaciones, se ha dinamizado, segmentado y es cada vez más competitivo. Tradicionalmente los trabajos empíricos sobre el sector agroalimentario han centrado el interés en aspectos básicos relacionados con la...

This article examines supermarket development from the perspective of differences over regions and categories of consumers. It shows that, controlling for region, the more the education, income, durable assets (car, refrigerator) and consumer credit (credit card) of the consumer, the greater the...

There is an increasing consumers' concern for food safety and quality and, at the same time, there has been a significant market increment in differentiated or high value products consumption, including organic products. The lack of empirical research in Argentina regarding consumers' awareness...

Throughout these last years, organic agriculture has undergone a remarkable expansion due, among other things, to the greater interest shown by consumers aware of food safety concerns involving real or perceived quality risks [1]. This paper aims to estimate consumers' willingness to pay (WTP)...

Throughout these last years, organic agriculture has undergone a remarkable expansion due, among other things, to the greater interest shown by consumers aware of food safety concerns involving real or perceived quality risk. The paper aims to estimate consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for...

Most food markets do not count on complete information about food quality for consumers. Quality has become a key concept in the new approaches of the Demand Theory (Lancaster, 1966; Antle, 1999), and, therefore, food quality information has turned into a crucial factor when explaining the existing...

La mayoría de los mercados de alimentos son asimétricos en cuanto a la información disponible respecto de la calidad de los productos. La calidad percibida afecta las decisiones de consumo de alimentos diferenciados. El objetivo del Trabajo es indagar cuáles son los atributos que inciden...

Los mercados de alimentos diferenciados ofrecen productos obtenidos mediante el empleo de tecnologías e insumos, según normas y procesos autorizados y verificados, que garantizan su "calidad". La creciente demanda de estos productos de alta calidad se debe a los atributos que los mismos poseen...