Consumer Willingness to Pay for Fair Trade Coffee: A Chinese Case Study

dc.creatorYang, Shang-Ho
dc.creatorHu, Wuyang
dc.creatorMupandawana, Malvern
dc.creatorLiu, Yun
dc.date2017-04-01T19:56:12Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T05:55:34Z
dc.descriptionCoffee consumption in China has seen a significant rise in recent years. This study seeks to explore the determinants of coffee consumption in China with a specific focus on fair trade coffee. In a survey of 564 respondents in Wuhan City, consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP)for fair trade labeled coffee was measured. This study uses an interval regression to investigate individual demographic and consumption characteristic impacts on WTP. Results show that on average, consumers were willing to pay 22% more for a medium cup of fair trade coffee compared with traditional coffee. In addition, other variables that indicated a higher WTP included female consumers, consumers who made their own coffee, and consumers who planned to consume more coffee in the following year.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.120449
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/120449/files/jaae419.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/120449
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/570117
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/120449
dc.titleConsumer Willingness to Pay for Fair Trade Coffee: A Chinese Case Study
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