Consumer responses to new food quality information: are some consumers more sensitive than others?
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00382.x
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- Gao, Zhifeng & Schroeder, Ted C., 2008. "Consumer Responses to New Food Quality Information: Are Some Consumers More Sensitive than Others," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida 6168, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
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