Wanki Moon

Public Attitudes toward Agrobiotechnology: The Mediating Role of Risk Perceptions on the Impact of Trust, Awareness, and Outrage

Wanki Moon, Siva K. Balasubramanian

Using Fishbein's multiattribute and mediation models as conceptual frameworks, we propose that the impact of trust, awareness, sense of outrage, and socio-demographic variables on attitudes toward...

ESTIMATING THE EFFECT OF HEALTH KNOWLEDGE IN THE CONSUMPTION OF SOY-BASED FOODS

Moon, Wanki

This paper develops empirical models to investigate whether knowledge about the health benefits of soy-based foods plays a significant role in consumers' decision to consume soy-based foods and how...

Role of Demographics and Health Attitude in Consumers' Nutrition Consideration in Food Selection

Rimal, Arbindra, Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva K.

A nationwide on-line survey of 3,000 households was conducted. Households were randomly selected from the database of 400,000 households who make up Ipsos-NPD marketing research panel. The purpose of...

Public Preferences for Multifunctionality of Agriculture: National Survey of Registered Voters

Moon, Wanki, Kuethe, Todd H., Kraft, Steven E., Esseks, J. Dixon

Our study used AFT survey data to analyze the preferences of registered voters with regard to the non-market (mulitifunctional) benefits that agriculture produces jointly with market commodities....

Labeling Genetically Modified Food Products: Attitudes among the consumers in the United States and United Kingdom

Rimal, Arbindra, Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva

Eight perceived attributes of agro-biotechnology were identified to be associated with consumers' attitude toward existing practices of GM food labeling. The perceived negative attributes,...

Estimating the Effect of FDA Allowed Health Claims on the Consumption of Soy-based Foods

Rimal, Arbindra, Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva K.

The study evaluated the influence of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s regulatory action regarding the health benefits of soy-based foods on soy consumption. The results indicated that...

WTP and WTA for Non-GM and GM Food: UK Consumers

Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva K., Rimal, Arbindra

In a survey of UK consumers, we elicited their willingness-to-accept (WTA) a discount for GM foods and willingness-to-pay (WTP) a premium for non-GM foods in order to assess their valuation of the...

EFFECTS OF HEALTH CONCERNS AND CONSUMER CHARACTERISTICS ON U.S. MEAT CONSUMPTION

Moon, Wanki, Ward, Ronald W.

Using generalized Heckman's model and NPD data, this study specified a meat demand model incorporating health concern and demographics. Estimated model established empirical linkages between health...

PENSIONERS AND FOOD INTAKE PATTERNS IN A TRANSITION ECONOMY

Florkowski, Wojciech J., Moon, Wanki, Beuchat, Larry R., Resurreccion, Anna V.A., Paraskova, Pavlina, Jordanov, Jordan, ...

Using nationwide food consumption survey data collected in Bulgaria in 1997, this study examines how food intake patterns of the unemployed and pensioners differ from patterns of the employed. During...

Willingness-to-Accept and Willingness-to-Pay for GM and Non-GM Food: UK Consumers

Moon, Wanki, Rimal, Arbindra, Balasubramanian, Siva K.

Our research elicited UK consumers¡¯ willingness-to-accept (WTA) discount in exchange for giving up non-GM food and willingness-to-pay (WTP) premium to purchase non-GM food. Eliciting only WTP does...

TWO-STAGE DECISION MODEL OF SOY FOOD CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR

Rimal, Arbindra, Balasubramanian, Siva K., Moon, Wanki

Our study examined the role of soy health benefits in consumers' soy consumption decision. Given the large number of respondents who reported no consumption of soy products per month, it was...

APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE AND MEDICINE: UNITED STATES VERSUS EUROPE

Rimal, Arbindra, Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva

Discrepancies in the attitude between US and UK consumers toward application of biotechnology in crop production and medicine were examined using data from mail and online surveys. Results showed...

A MULTI-ATTRIBUTE MODEL OF PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS

Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva

Using Fishbein's multiattribute model as a theoretical background, this paper develops an empirical model to assess and identify attributes of agrobiotechnology and individual characteristics...

Perceived Risks of Agro-biotechnology and Organic Food Purchase in the United States

Rimal, Arbindra, Moon, Wanki

This study examined the role of consumers’ perceived risks and benefits of agro-biotechnology in shaping the purchase pattern for organic food among US consumers. Consumers’ general purchase...

AN EVALUATION OF CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD: WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY (WTP) VS. WILLINGNESS-TO-ACCEPT (WTA).

Rimal, Arbindra, Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva

Using Heckman’s sample selection model, consumer willingness-to-pay (accept) premium (discount) for non-GM (GM) cereals was analyzed. Results showed that consumers who were indifferent to the risk...

Soyfood Consumption Pattern: Effects of Product Attributes and Household Characteristics

Rimal, Arbindra, Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva K.

Effects of perceived attributes of soyfoods on the consumption pattern for six different soyfood products were evaluated. Perceived attributes included convenience, health benefits, and taste. Six...

UK Consumers' Willingness-to-Accept (WTA) GM Food

Moon, Wanki, Rimal, Arbindra, Balasubramanian, Siva K.

Our study uses contingent valuation survey data (WTA and WTP) collected in the UK to examine consumers' behavioral intention with regard to GM food. In particular, we characterize respondents who...

Changes in Soy Based Food Consumption, 2001 and 2007

Rimal, Arbindra, Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva K.

Two-stage regression models were used to estimate the effects of the perceived attributes of soy food and socio-economic variables on participation decision and consumption frequency decision for soy...

Role of Demographics and Health Attitude in Consumers' Nutrition Consideration in Food Selection

Rimal, Arbindra, Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva K.

A nationwide on-line survey of 3,000 households was conducted. Households were randomly selected from the database of 400,000 households who make up Ipsos-NPD marketing research panel. The purpose of...

CUSTOMER PROFILES OF RETAIL FOOD OUTLETS IN THE EMERGING MARKET ECONOMY OF BULGARIA

Florkowski, Wojciech J., Moon, Wanki, Paraskova, Pavlina, Jordanov, Jordan, Resurreccion, Anna V.A., Chinnan, Manjeet S., ...

The objective of this study was to identify profiles of consumers frequenting three types of food retail outlets- grocery stores, farmer markets, and street stalls- to purchase food in a transition...

Perceived Risks of Agro-Biotechnology and Organic Food Purchases in the United States

Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva K., Rimal, Arbindra

This study examines the role of consumers' perceived risks and benefits of agro-biotechnology in shaping purchase patterns for organic food among U.S. consumers. Perceived risks and benefits of...

Perceived Health Benefits and Soy Consumption Behavior: Two-Stage Decision Model Approach

Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva K., Rimal, Arbindra

A two-stage decision model is developed to assess the effect of perceived soy health benefits on consumers' decisions with respect to soy food. The first stage captures whether or not to consume soy...

Willingness to Pay (WTP) a Premium for Non-GM Foods versus Willingness to Accept (WTA) a Discount for GM Foods

Moon, Wanki, Balasubramanian, Siva K., Rimal, Arbindra

In a survey of UK consumers, we elicited their willingness to accept (WTA) a discount for GM foods and willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for non-GM foods in order to assess their valuation on the...

Self efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between dietary knowledge and behavior

Rimal, Arbindra, Moon, Wanki

This study examines the causal relationship between dietary knowledge and behavior by including self-efficacy in the models. Regression analyses supported the hypothesized relationships that...

Antecedents Factors that Influence Soy Consumption: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Balasubramanian, Siva K., Moon, Wanki, Rimal, Arbindra, Coker, Kesha

We propose a structural model of antecedent factors that affect the frequency of soy consumption. This model, suggests that soy-general knowledge influences perceptions about nutrition concern,...

Willingness to Pay for Environmental Practices: Implications for Eco-Labeling

Wanki Moon, Wojciech J. Florkowski, Bernhard Brückner, Ilona Schonhof

Consumer survey data, collected in former West and East Berlin after the unification of Germany are used to address the issue of willingness to pay (WTP) for foods produced with techniques consistent...