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  1. Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph, Canada

    Spencer Henson (Professor)

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  1. Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade, Leibniz University of Hannover, Koenigsworther Platz 1, 30167, Hannover, Germany

    Ulrike Grote

  2. Department of Economics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 29187, USA

    Arnab K. Basu

  3. Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA

    Nancy H. Chau

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Henson, S., Jaffee, S. (2007). Developing Country Responses to the Enhancement of Food Safety Standards. In: Grote, U., Basu, A.K., Chau, N.H. (eds) New Frontiers in Environmental and Social Labeling. Sustainability and Innovation. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1756-0_10

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