Label or taxes: why not both? Testing nutritional mixed policies in the lab
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- Crosetto, Paolo & Muller, Laurent & Ruffieux, Bernard, 2025. "Label or taxes: Why not both? Testing nutritional mixed policies in the lab," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 229(C).
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Keywords
Nutritional Policies; Labels; Price Policy; Laboratory Experiment; Nutri-Score;All these keywords.
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- C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2024-02-05 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2024-02-05 (Experimental Economics)
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