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Using Stated Preference and Prior Purchase Intention in the Estimation of Willingness to Pay a Premium for Genetically Modified Foods

  1. Jeng-Tung Chiang1,
  2. Chen-Yen Lin2,
  3. Tsu-Tan Fu3,
  4. Chen-Hsin Chen4

Article first published online: 10 APR 2012

DOI: 10.1002/agr.20291

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Agribusiness

Agribusiness

Volume 28, Issue 1, pages 103–117, Winter 2012

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Chiang, J.-T., Lin, C.-Y., Fu, T.-T. and Chen, C.-H. (2012), Using Stated Preference and Prior Purchase Intention in the Estimation of Willingness to Pay a Premium for Genetically Modified Foods. Agribusiness, 28: 103–117. doi: 10.1002/agr.20291

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  1. 1

    Department of Statistics, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan

  2. 2

    Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

  3. 3

    Department of Economics, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan

  4. 4

    Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

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  1. Issue published online: 10 APR 2012
  2. Article first published online: 10 APR 2012

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  • Academia Sinica. Grant Number: AS-97-FP-H1-2

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