In this paper we present welfare estimates from a contingent valuation (CV) study which investigates the potential benefits derived by tourists from the implementation of a programme aimed at preserving the traditional agricultural landscape in a typical Mediterranean area: the National Park of...

This paper presents the results of a cost-benefit analysis of a conservation program for the Pentro horse. This horse breed has been reared for millennia in a Southern Italian wetland where it is now strongly tied to the traditions of the region, but presently faces extinction as only 150 horses...

The literature on food economics has extensively analyzed consumer preferences for extra-virgin olive oil attributes. In order to summarize and systematize the information gained in recent years, it seems appropriate to make a critique of the existing literature. First, we carry out a narrative...

D'Elia and Piccolo (2005) have recently proposed a mixture distribution, named CUB, for ordinal data. The use ofsuch a mixture distribution for modelling ratings is justified by the following consideration: the judgment that asubject expresses is the result of two components, uncertainty and...

Germany is an important world level market for fresh fruit. Spain and Italy are the main suppliers of freshfruit on the German market while the main imported products are apple, grapes, peaches and oranges. The aim of thispaper is to assess the role country of origin plays in the preferences of...

Food consumers often query or ignore the risk assessments of scientists, the food industry andpublic bodies. This is widely acknowledged. It has been suggested that this ‘expert-lay discrepancy’is a relatively straightforward upshot of the fact that lay people lack the knowledge andtechnical...

New trends in food consumption are shaping consumers' preferences and buying behavior. Non-traditional food retailing and short supply chains (SSCs) are offering bundles of attributes that fit the needs of larger consumers' segments. Several studies have analyzed factors affecting the choice of...