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Not everybody prefers organic food: unobserved heterogeneity in U.S. consumers’ preference for organic apple and milk

Seon-Woong KimDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USAView further author information
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B. Wade BrorsenDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jayson LuskDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USAView further author information
Pages 9-14 | Published online: 24 Feb 2017

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