This study presents the results of an empirical investigation of attitudes toward bribe taking in Egypt. The authors use the Human Beliefs and Values Survey data to examine several demographic variables to determine whether demographics make a difference. The total sample size was over 3000. The...

Many studies on household energy efficiency investments suggest that a wide range of seemingly profitable investments are not taken up. This paper provides novel evidence on the main factors behind consumer choices using the OECD Survey on Household Environmental Behaviour and Attitudes. The...

The purpose of this study is to investigate behavioral inattention in the adoption of energy-efficient technology in Indonesian middle-income households. This study collects novel data (N=1182) by conducting an artefactual field experiment on respondents who have the potential to purchase...

This paper examines the impact of rising temperature on rural household consumption in Colombia by combining high-resolution gridded weather data with a rich longitudinal household survey. Our results show that a one-standard-deviation increase in the average daily rainy months temperature...

Despite organic food being deemed to include environmental and health attributes, few studies have examined the perception regarding organic food from the scanner panel data. Considering the hike in the value-added tax (VAT) implemented by the Japanese government in April 2014 as a natural...

Social changes, widespread dissemination of Western-type culture, and the globalization of food production and consumption have reduced adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet (MD) in the Southern European countries where the MD originated. This study explores whether changes in the...

The objective of the research is to examine the effects of product attributes on consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for organic oranges in the Mekong Delta and estimate the consumers' WTP for each attribute. The study used survey data from 413 households in the Mekong Delta from March 2022 to...

Fish consumers are often challenged by tradeoffs between nutritional benefits and contaminant risks, which increase due to environmental pollution. Health campaigns and labeling initiatives can guide decision-making by providing information both on contaminant risk and nutritional value of a...

Thailand has adopted a labeling policy on genetically modified (GM) food items since 2003 that if their ingredients are derived from soybean and corn, a mandatory label is required when their GM content reaches a 5% threshold level. However, critics disagree and demand a mandatory lower...

Research on the entry of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the agricultural marketplace has largely emphasised questions of consumer confidence and trust, product liability, and the market. However, the relationship between GMOs, free trade, and questions of culture and traditional...