Consumer confusion over the profusion of eco-labels: Lessons from a double differentiation model

Resources and Energy Economics - Tập 37 - Trang 64-84 - 2014
Dorothée Brécard1
1Université de Toulon, LEAD, UFR Sciences Économiques et de Gestion, Avenue de l’Université, BP 20 934, 83 957 La Garde Cedex, France

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