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The effects of perceived regulatory efficacy, ethnocentrism and food safety concern on the demand for organic food

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Abstract

Certified organic products hold a niche but growing share of global food markets with considerable interest in the factors affecting consumers’ Willingness To Pay (WTP) for organic food. The objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of perceived regulatory efficiency, food safety concern and ethnocentrism on demand for organic food. In total, 450 Iranian food shoppers took part in a choice experiment for organic rice, with the attributes: price, retail outlet, product type and country of origin. Mixed logit model results suggest that perceived regulatory efficacy and food safety concerns enhance WTP for organic food, while ethnocentrism enhances consumers’ WTP for domestically produced food but not organic food per se. In emerging economies, the growth of the organic market will depend on the perceived robustness of regulatory systems while ethnocentrism will curtail the potential for export‐based models of development.

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Author(s): Shahabi Ahangarkolaee S, Gorton M

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: International Journal of Consumer Studies

Year: 2021

Volume: 45

Issue: 2

Pages: 273-286

Print publication date: 01/03/2021

Online publication date: 21/09/2020

Acceptance date: 10/09/2020

Date deposited: 20/10/2020

ISSN (print): 1470-6423

ISSN (electronic): 1470-6431

Publisher: Wiley

URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12619

DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12619

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