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Measuring Motivations for Choosing Ecolabeled Seafood: Environmental Concerns and Warm Glow

Julia Bronnmann, Max Thilo Stoeven, Martin Quaas and Frank Asche
Land Economics, August 2021, 97 (3) 641-654; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.97.3.641

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Land Economics Aug 2021, 97 (3) 641-654; DOI: 10.3368/le.97.3.641
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