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Do Plastic Warning Labels Reduce Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Plastic Packaging?

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  • Van Asselt, Joanna
  • Nian, Yefan
  • Soh, Moonwon
  • Gao, Zhifeng
  • Morgan, Stephen N

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  • Van Asselt, Joanna & Nian, Yefan & Soh, Moonwon & Gao, Zhifeng & Morgan, Stephen N, 2020. "Do Plastic Warning Labels Reduce Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Plastic Packaging?," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304503, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea20:304503
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.304503
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