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Risk Ranking: Investigating Expert and Public Differences in Evaluating Food Safety Risks

Webster, Kevin D.; Jardine, Cindy G.; McMullen, Lynn; … - Department of Resource Economics and Environmental … - 2008

The allocation of resources with respect to food safety issues requires that decision-makers prioritize these issues, which may conflict with the public’s opinions on these matters. These differences between the experts’ perception of risk and that of the public were examined. A modified...

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Modelling Reference-Dependent and Labelling Effects in Consumers’ Functional Food Choices

Zou, Ning Ning; Hobbs, Jill E. - Department of Resource Economics and Environmental … - 2008

This paper examines the reference-dependent and labelling effects when consumers make choices about functional foods, and explores how changes in reference points could alter individuals’ preferences. Functional food (probiotic yogurt) and regular food (regular yogurt) are used as examples to...

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An Investigation of the Marketing of Butterfat by the Canadian Dairy Industry

Clark, J. Stephen; Brown, Bettina; Dunlop, Diane; Yang, … - Department of Resource Economics and Environmental … - 2008

This study examines the Canadian Dairy Commission’s marketing of butterfat. Previous studies have concentrated on the … kilograms is a normal factor of production. This means that following kilograms within the marketing system may not track … butterfat is an inferior factor may explain some of the marketing practices of the provincial marketing boards that on the …

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Forecast and Simulation Analysis of Mexican Meat Consumption at the Table Cut Level: Impacts on U.S. Exports.

Lopez, Jose Antonio; Malaga, Jaime E. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

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Farm Animal Welfare and Quality Verification

Uzea, Adrian D.; Hobbs, Jill E. - Department of Resource Economics and Environmental … - 2008

Existing empirical evidence suggests that farm animal welfare may not be a top-of-mind issue for many consumers in North America. Nevertheless, there is pressure from animal welfare groups on food retailers and processors to implement more stringent requirements for their suppliers. Is the...

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An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Fat Taxes: Prices Effects, Food Stigma, and Information Effects on Economics Instruments to Improve Dietary Health

Cash, Sean B.; Lacanilao, Ryan D.; Adamowicz, Wiktor L.; … - Department of Resource Economics and Environmental … - 2008

There is currently no published research on how food taxes may affect consumer behaviour when the imposition of the tax itself may be considered a source of consumer information. The work undertaken here seeks to address this gap in the literature by using experimental methods to enhance...

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Analysis of Country of Origin Labeling for Food Products in Taiwan Using Auction Experiment with Tasting

Chern, Wen S.; Lin, Huei-Ching - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

This study attempts to evaluate the economic benefits of the country of origin labeling (COOL) in Taiwan. A Vickrey second-price sealed-bid auction was conducted to estimate the consumer’s willingness to pay for Taiwan products vs. those from China and Vietnam. Our experiment was designed to...

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Partial versus General Equilibrium Calorie and Revenue Effects of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax

Dharmasena, Senarath; Davis, George C.; Capps Jr., Oral - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

The current obesity crisis in the United States is generating numerous alternative policy options for combating the problem. One alternative that has been widely proposed is an excise or sales tax on sugar-sweetened non-alcoholic beverages. This literature started out within a very simple...

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Rola produktów tradycyjnych i regionalnych w podejmowaniu decyzji nabywczych przez konsumentów na rynku dóbr żywnościowych w Polsce

Grębowiec, Mariusz - In: Problems of World Agriculture / Problemy Rolnictwa … 10 (2010) 25

The paper treats about traditional and regional food products which are subject of an increasing interest. It is based on secondary sources and personal research. Taking advantage of the available literature, articles in trade magazines and information in governmental websites, it defines and...

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Consumer Market for Functional Foods in South Brazil

Barcellos, Marcia Dutra de; Lionello, Rafael Laitano - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 2

This study aims at investigating the consumer market for functional foods (FF) in Porto Alegre, South Brazil. Functional food is any healthy food claimed to have a health-promoting or disease-preventing property beyond the basic function of supplying nutrients. Health has been named as the most...

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