CONSUMER DEMAND FOR ECOLABELED APPLES: RESULTS FROM ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATION

Eileen O. van Ravenswaay and Jeffrey R. Blend

No 11673, Staff Paper Series from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Abstract: This article presents a theory and empirical estimates of consumer demand for ecolabeled apples. The effect of varying comprehensiveness of environmental claims and amount of proof supporting claims is examined. Data are from telephone interviews with 893 randomly selected U.S. households. Substantial demand for ecolabeled apples is found. Variations in claim comprehensiveness and amount of proof are statistically insignificant.

Keywords: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.11673

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