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Walnut Preferences in Spain: Is the Spanish Consumer Ready for New Varieties?
Camarena-Gomez, Dena M.; Sanjuan, Ana Isabel - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2005
Stated consumer preferences for walnuts in Spain are investigated by means of a choice experiment. Conditional … heterogeneity is explored, assuming two possible sources: how often walnuts are consumed and how driven by health and nutrition … are investigated. Specific guidelines for the distribution and commercialisation of walnuts are provided. …
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Stated Preferences for Consumption of Sea Urchin: A Choice Experiment in Sardinia (Italy)
Furesi, Roberto; Madau, Fabio A.; Palomba, Andrea; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 05 (2014) 3
In Sardinia sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) roe is a basic ingredient for several dishes (e.g. pasta, pizza, croutons) and its demand is constantly increasing. However marketable value of local sea urchin appears to be potentially higher than the current value. This paper aims to estimate the...
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Asymmetric Search and Loss Aversion: Choice Experiment on Consumer Willingness to Search in the Gasoline Retail Market
Castilla, Carolina; Haab, Timothy C. - 2010
Price search enables consumers to overcome information asymmetries, it can lead to a reduction in price dispersion and it can increase consumer surplus, but search is costly. In this paper, an internet survey is conducted among a random sample of 490 drivers in the State of Ohio to answer the...
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The incorporation of subjective risks into choice experiments to test scenario adjustment
Cerroni, Simone; Notaro, Sandra; Raffaelli, Roberta; … - Associazione Italiana di Economia Agraria e Applicata - … - 2013
In choice experiment (CE) applications, subjects are typically assumed to fully accept information given in the status quo (SQ) alternative, however, subjects might adjust such information on the basis of their subjective beliefs. This phenomenon is known as scenario adjustment. By using a CE...
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Consumer attitudes towards and willingness to pay for NZ food attributes in the UK, China and India and the impact on NZ producer returns
Saunders, Caroline; Guenther, Meike; Tait, Peter; John, … - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2013
This study examined consumer attitudes towards food attributes and origins, alongside consumer’s willingness to pay (WTP) for food certified for these attributes in China, India and the UK. The study used surveys including a choice experiment undertaken in each country. The economic impact of...
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Food QUALITY VERIFICATION: WHO DO CONSUMERS TRUST?
Hobbs, Jill E.; Innes, Brian G.; Uzea, Adrian D. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010
Food markets are increasingly characterized by an array of quality assurances with respect to credence attributes, many of which relate to agricultural production methods. A variety of organizations are associated with these quality assurance claims, including private, third party and public...
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Welfare Effects of Food Miles Labels
Caputo, Vincenzina; Vassilopoulos, Achilleas; Nayga … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010
We assessed the consumer welfare effects of two generic food miles labels: carbon dioxide (CO2) emission label and number of miles label. Using data from a choice experiment, our results generally suggest that a mandatory labeling policy for either type of label would have a positive welfare...
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Comparing Willingness to Pay for Organic, Natural, Locally Grown, and State Marketing Program Promoted Foods in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Onken, Kathryn A.; Bernard, John C.; Pesek Jr., John D. - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 40 (2011) 1
A choice experiment of Mid-Atlantic consumers was conducted to determine marginal willingness to pay for the attributes organic, natural, locally grown, and state marketing program promoted for strawberry preserves. The influence of purchasing venue on willingness to pay was also examined....
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Asymmetric Search and Loss Aversion: Choice Experiment on Consumer Willingness to Search in the Gasoline Retail Market
Castilla, Carolina; Haab, Timothy C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Price search enables consumers to overcome information asymmetries, it can lead to a reduction in price dispersion and it can increase consumer surplus, but search is costly. In this paper, an internet survey is conducted among a random sample of 490 drivers in the State of Ohio to answer the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020270
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The Impact of Location and Proximity on Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Renewable and Alternative Electricity: The Case of West Virginia
Nkansah, Kofi; Collins, Alan - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
In 2015, West Virginia will implement a Renewable and Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act. Meeting these standards with either natural gas or wind power will generate different welfare impacts across society. In particular, this study examined how energy source and generation proximity...
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