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Valuation, Categories and Attributes

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  • Inna Galperin
  • Olav Sorenson

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Existing research on categories has only examined indirectly the value associated with being a member of a category relative to the value of the set of attributes that determine membership in that category. This study uses survey data to analyze consumers' preferences for the "organic” label versus for the attributes underlying that label. We found that consumers generally preferred products with the category label to those with the attributes required for the organic label but without the label. We also found that the value accorded to the organic label increased with the number of attributes that an individual associated with the category. Category membership nevertheless still had greater value than even that of the sum of the attributes associated with it.

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  • Inna Galperin & Olav Sorenson, 2014. "Valuation, Categories and Attributes," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(8), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0103002
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103002
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