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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Demand for and Value of Credence Characteristics: Case Beef
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| Autores: |
Latvala, Terhi
Kola, Jukka
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| Data: |
2006-05-17
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| Ano: |
2002
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| Palavras-chave: |
Beef
Information
Credence attributes
Contingent valuation
Willingness to pay
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
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| Resumo: |
The aim of this study is to evaluate both qualitatively and quantitatively the value of new information about and the information systems set for credence characteristics of beef. Economics of information is our theoretical framework. The quantitative approach focuses to measure the ex ante value of credence characteristics, and the method of contingent valuation is applied for this purpose. Results indicate that 59 % of Finnish consumers are willing to pay more to get information about safety and quality of beef products. Consumers are most concerned with diseases caused by food of animal origin. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not considered as the mosthazardous risk factor in food products. However, if the beef products contain GMOs used in animals, then consumers also start requiring additional information.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
21204
http://purl.umn.edu/24841
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
European Association of Agricultural Economists>2002 International Congress, August 28-31, 2002, Zaragoza, Spain
Contributed Paper
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| Formato: |
17
application/pdf
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