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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Do Consumers Really Care about Biotech Food Label? What Do We Know? What Else Should We Know?
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| Autores: |
Chen, Xi
Zhong, Funing
Zhou, Bin
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| Data: |
2008-12-30
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| Ano: |
2008
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| Palavras-chave: |
Biotech labeling
Actual sales data
Household survey data
Agribusiness
Agricultural and Food Policy
Consumer/Household Economics
Demand and Price Analysis
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Health Economics and Policy
International Development
International Relations/Trade
Marketing
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
Risk and Uncertainty
Q13
Q17
Q18
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| Resumo: |
This paper is Selected for presentation at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, January 31-February 3, 2009. The research is partially funded by ERS/USDA China Project and Social Science Fund of Jiangsu Province in China. The authors are grateful for comments from Dr. William Lin and Dr. Francis Tuan at ERS/USDA, and Prof. Loren Tauer at Cornell University. All errors are those of the authors.
This paper employs household survey data to further examine whether biotech food labeling has an impact on consumers’ vegetable oil purchasing decision. Direct variables indicating consumers’ response to label regulation are employed to test label effect. Endogeneity issues impeding label effect measurement are especially addressed. The empirical results support our previous finding that in the short run the market share of biotech oil decreased significantly by a small amount as a result of label enforcement. To capture a comprehensive picture of the role played by biotech food label and the market trend in the long run, major concerns and needs for the future are raised including a series of data issues and a special focus on who make purchasing decision.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/46198
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| Relação: |
Southern Agricultural Economics Association>2009 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2009, Atlanta, Georgia
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| Formato: |
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