Since its formation the European Union (EU) has employed a rather complicated policy to ensure high prices to domestic sugar growers and trade preferences to certain sugar exporting countries. One result of this policy is that the EU has been both the second largest importer and second largest...

In this study, we conduct a series of BDM auctions at multiple marketing outlets to elicit consumers’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for organic and local blueberries. We find that consumers’ attitudes and their reported valuation of organic and local production of blueberries vary across...

Replaced with revised version of paper 06/26/06.

Using Rotterdam demand system this study examines the demand relationships among four random-weight (FW) and fixed-weight citrus (RW). Results indicated that FW and RW grapefruit (and FW and RW oranges) are not substitutes; however, RW tangerine is a substitute of FW tangerines. In addition,...

In the main approaches used to elicit consumer preference for food attributes, only limited attribute information are present. Though useful for ranking and revealing consumer preferences, these methods are not appropriate when results may be dependent upon the information set presented in the...