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Label Position and it Impacts on WTP for Products Containing GMO

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  • Gautam, Ruskin
  • Gustafson, Christopher R.
  • Brooks, Kathleen R.

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  • Gautam, Ruskin & Gustafson, Christopher R. & Brooks, Kathleen R., 2017. "Label Position and it Impacts on WTP for Products Containing GMO," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258105, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.258105
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