A theoretical and empirical investigation of nutritional label use

被引:57
作者
Drichoutis, Andreas C. [1 ]
Lazaridis, Panagiotis [1 ]
Nayga, Rodolfo M., Jr. [2 ]
Kapsokefalou, Maria [3 ]
Chryssochoidis, George [1 ]
机构
[1] Agr Univ Athens, Dept Agr Econ & Rural Dev, Athens 11855, Greece
[2] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Agr Econ, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[3] Agr Univ Athens, Dept Food Sci & Technol, Athens 11855, Greece
关键词
nutritional labelling; nutrition information; health; nutrition knowledge; theoretical model; utility; consumer behaviour;
D O I
10.1007/s10198-007-0077-y
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Due in part to increasing diet-related health problems caused, among others, by obesity, nutritional labelling has been considered important, mainly because it can provide consumers with information that can be used to make informed and healthier food choices. Several studies have focused on the empirical perspective of nutritional label use. None of these studies, however, have focused on developing a theoretical economic model that would adequately describe nutritional label use based on a utility theoretic framework. We attempt to fill this void by developing a simple theoretical model of nutritional label use, incorporating the time a consumer spends reading labels as part of the food choice process. The demand equations of the model are then empirically tested. Results suggest the significant role of several variables that flow directly from the model which, to our knowledge, have not been used in any previous empirical work.
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页码:293 / 304
页数:12
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