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| Everett, Rachel M.; Mojduszka, Eliza M.. |
| We develop and estimate an integrated discrete choice model system of product choice and nutrition information for prepared frozen meals and salted snacks in the United States in the period from 1995 to 1999. The model links consumer observed and latent characteristics (e.g., income, knowledge about nutrition, nutrition label use) to product characteristics (e.g., prices, nutritional attributes) and allows us to obtain consumer preference parameters and demand elasticities with regard to product characteristics. We find that prices, advertising, price reductions, and consumer preferences for taste have a significant effect on the demand for prepared frozen meals and salted snacks, whereas nutrition information and nutrition label use do not. Using the... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q130; L110; L150. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19421 |
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| Glover, Jane. |
| The sustainability of the dairy supply chain is a widely debated topic in the industry. The purpose of this paper is to explore farmer behaviour in response to diminishing returns and investigates the possible long-term implications of low returns, identified by farming families. The paper argues that, sustained declines in margins, coupled with other structural changes in the industry, will eventually lead to an exodus of small family farms. A qualitative methodology ensures in-depth data were collected over a five year period. The results indicate that farmers and their families are concerned over the reduced margins for their produce, with many smaller farms forced to subsidies the business with alternative sources of income. Farmers also raise concerns... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Supply chain; Sustainability; Family farming; Behaviour.; Farm Management; D400; J300; L110; M100; Q120. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108940 |
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