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We work closely with policymakers, industry leaders, and academic partners to CREATE real-world impact. Our publications are the outcome of these collaborations, advancing knowledge and delivering solutions that matter.

We publish today’s findings to inform tomorrow’s policies, industries, and communities.

Recent Publications

Health Halos or Drinkability?Evaluating What Is Behind Hard Seltzer's Meteoric Growth

Staples A., Malone T., Ellison B., Caputo V.

The Journal of Consumer Affairs

Consumer Adoption of Bioeconomy Products

Wensing J., Bearth A., Caputo V.

Handbook on the Bioeconomy

Hiding and Revealing: A Perspective on the Paradox of Information Transparency in Diverse Agri-Food Value Chain Contexts

Caputo V., Reardon T.

Q Open

Farm Animal Welfare and Producer Profitability

Staples A., Lusk J., Caputo V., Tonsor G.

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Plant-Based versus Conventional Meat in Food Away From Home Settings: Substitution, Complementarity, and Market Impacts

Caputo V., Lusk J., Blaustein‐Rejto D.

Agricultural Economics

US Consumer Preferences for Cage-Free Eggs and Hen Housing Policies

Caputo V., Staples A., Lusk J., Tonsor G.

Agribusiness

US Infant Formula Industry: a Qualitative Analysis of a Major Food Safety Recall and its Implications

Sariman S., Rudi-Polloshka J., Ross B., Caputo V.

Q Open

Methodological Advances and Challenges in Methods for Eliciting Consumer Choice-Based Food Preferences

Lagerkvist C., Caputo V., Edenbrandt A., Rommel J.

Elsevier Food Science

Research in the Spotlight

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APRIL 22, 2025

MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Methodological Advances and Challenges in Methods for Eliciting Consumer Choice-Based Food Preferences

Lagerkvist C., Caputo V., Edenbrandt A., Rommel J.

2025

Elsevier - Food Science

U.S. Consumer Preferences for Cage-Free Eggs and Hen Housing Policies

Caputo V., Staples A., Lusk J., Tonsor G.

2025

Agribusiness

Consumer Adoption of Bioeconomy Products

Wensing J., Bearth A., Caputo V.

2025

Handbook on the Bioeconomy

US Infant Formula Industry: a qualitative analysis of a major food safety recall and its implications

Sariman S., Rudi-Polloshka J., Ross B., Caputo V.

2025

Q Open

Advancing Survey Work and Experimental Economics in Applied and Agricultural Economics through Extended Workshops: An Example of an Inter-Institutional Collaboration

Grebitus C., Caputo V., Just D., Lusk J., Nayga Jr R., Rousu M.

2025

SSRN

Agribusiness Potential for Nutritional and Safety Labels on Peanut Butter in Kenya: a study of consumer preferences

Caputo V., Ortega D., Maredia M.

2025

Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies

Health Halos or Drinkability? Evaluating What Is Behind Hard Seltzer's Meteoric Growth

Staples A., Malone T., Ellison B., Caputo V.

2025

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Hiding and Revealing: A Perspective on the Paradox of Information Transparency in Different Agri-Food Value Chain Contexts

Caputo V., Reardon T.

2025

Q Open

Using Novel Multimethod Evaluation Approaches to Understand Complex Food System Interventions: Insights from a Supply Chain Intervention Intended to Improve Nutrition

Maredia M., Nakasone E., Porter M., Nordhagen S., Caputo V., Djimeu E., Jones A., Mbuya M., Ortega D., Toure D., Tschirley D.

2024

Current Developments in Nutrition

Market Outlook for Meat Alternatives: Challenges, opportunities, and new developments

Caputo V., Sun J., Staples A., Taylor H.

2024

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Does Increasing the Availability of a Nutritious Food Produced by a Small‐and Medium‐sized Enterprise Increase its Consumption? Evidence from a field experiment in Kenya

Maredia M., Porter M., Nakasone E., Ortega D., Caputo V.

2024

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Sensory, Emotional, and Appropriateness of Plant- and Meat-Based Burgers

Sogari G., Grasso S., Caputo V., Gómez M., Mora C., Schouteten J.

2024

Journal of Food Science

The US Public’s Attitudes on Animal and Worker Welfare in the Dairy and Poultry Industries

Kaminski D., Caputo V., McKendree M.

2024

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Using Machine-Learning Methods in Meta-Analyses: An Empirical Application on Consumer Acceptance of Meat Alternatives

Sun J., Caputo V., Taylor H.

2024

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

A Reference Price Informed Experiment to Assess Consumer Demand for Beef with a Reduced Carbon Footprint

Kilders V., Caputo V.

2024

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Experimental Auctions versus Real Choice Experiments: An Empirical Application on Consumer Valuation for Food Quality Attributes

Caputo V., Lagoudakis A., Shupp R., Bazzani C.

2023

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Methodological Advances in Food Choice Experiments and Modeling: Current Practices, Challenges, and Future Research Directions

Caputo V., Scarpa R.

2022

Annual Review of Resource Economics

The Basket-Based Choice Experiment: A Method for Food Demand Policy Analysis

Caputo V., Lusk J.

2022

Food Policy

Am I Getting a Good Deal? Reference‐Dependent Decision Making When the Reference Price Is Uncertain

Caputo V., Lusk J., Nayga Jr R.

2020

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Choice Experiments Are Not Conducted in a Vacuum: The Effects of External Price Information on Choice Behavior

Caputo V., Lusk J., Nayga Jr R.

2018

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

Comparing Serial, and Choice Task Stated and Inferred Attribute Non-Attendance Methods in Food Choice Experiments

Caputo V., Van Loo E., Nayga Jr R., Scarpa R., Verbeke W.

2018

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Are Preferences for Food Quality Attributes Normally Distributed? An Analysis using Flexible Mixing Distributions

Caputo V., Nayga Jr R., Scarpa R., Ortega D.

2019

Journal of Choice Modeling

Cue Versus Independent Food Attributes: The Effect of Adding Attributes in Choice Experiments

Caputo V., Scarpa R., Nayga Jr R.

2017

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Testing Commitment Cost Theory in Choice Experiment

Bazzani C., Caputo V., Nayga Jr R., Canavari M.

2017

Economic Inquiry

Time Preferences and Food Choices: Evidence from a Choice Experiment

De Marchi E., Caputo V., Nayga Jr R., Banterle A.

2016

Food Policy

The Effect of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS) on Consumer Preferences and Acceptance of Bioengineered and Gene-Edited Food

Caputo V., Kilders V., Lusk J.

2025

Food Policy

Do Consumers Really Know What Cage-free Is and What It Entails?

Caputo V., Staples A., Lusk J., Tonsor G.

2023

Choices

Does Information on Food Safety Affect Consumers' Acceptance of New Food Technologies? The Case of Irradiated Beef in South Korea under a New Labelling System and Across Different Information Regimes

Caputo V.

2020

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Introducing an Aflatoxin-Safe Labeling Program in Complex Food Supply Chains: Evidence from a Choice Experiment in Nigeria

Sanou A., Liverpool-Tasie S., Caputo V., Kerr J.

2021

Food Policy

What Agricultural and Food Policies Do US Consumers Prefer? A Best-Worst Scaling Approach

Caputo V., Lusk J.

2020

Agricultural Economics

Consumers’ Valuation of Sustainability Labels on Meat

Van Loo E., Caputo V., Nayga Jr R., Verbeke W.

2014

Food Policy

European Consumer Preferences for Beef with Nutrition and Health Claims: a Multi-country Investigation Using Discrete Choice Experiments

Van Wezemael L., Caputo V., Nayga Jr R., Chryssochoidis G., Verbeke W.

2014

Food Policy

Egg Producer Attitudes and Expectations Regarding the Transition to Cage-Free Production

Caputo V., Staples A., Tonsor G., Lusk J.

2023

Poultry Science

Farm Animal Welfare and Producer Profitability

Staples A., Lusk J., Caputo V., Tonsor G.

2025

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics

The U.S. Public’s Attitudes on Animal and Worker Welfare in the Dairy and Poultry Industries

Kaminski D., Caputo V., McKendree M.

2023

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Dairy Workers’ Preferences for Compensatory Benefits: A Field Choice Experiment with U.S. Immigrants and Students

Caputo V., Kaminski D., Porter M.

2023

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Incorporating Producer Opinions into a SWOT Analysis of the US Tart Cherry Industry

Lagoudakis A., McKendree M., Malone T., Caputo V.

2020

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Plant-Based versus Conventional Meat in Food Away From Home Settings: Substitution, Complementarity, and Market Impacts

Caputo V., Lusk J., Blaustein-Rejto D.

2025

Agricultural Economics

Consumer Preferences for Food Away from Home: Comparing Consumption Patterns across Restaurant Dine-in and Delivery Settings

Kilders V., Caputo V.. Lusk J.

2024

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Do Plant‐based and Blend Meat Alternatives Taste like Meat? A Combined Sensory and Choice Experiment Study

Caputo V., Sogari G., Van Loo E.

2023

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Consumer Ethnocentric Behavior and Food Choices in Developing Countries: The Case of Nigeria

Kilders V., Caputo V., Liverpool-Tasie S.

2021

Food Policy

Is Animal Welfare Promoting Hornless Cattle? Assessing Consumer’s Valuation for Milk from Gene‐Edited Cows under Different Information Regimes

Kilders V., Caputo V.

2021

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Consumer Preferences for Farm-Raised Meat, Lab-Grown Meat, and Plant-Based Meat Alternatives: Does Information or Brand Matter?

Van Loo E., Caputo V., Lusk J.

2020

Food Policy

The Effects of Behavioral Strategies on Consumer Valuation of Food with Bio-Based Plastic Packaging

Wensing J., Caputo V., Carraresi L., Broring S.

2020

Ecological Economics

Sustainability Labels on Coffee: The Relationship between Visual Attention to Attributes, Consumer Preferences, and WTP

Van Loo E., Caputo V., Nayga Jr R., Verbeke W.

2015

Ecological Economics

Consumers' Valuation for a Reduced Salt Product: A Non-hypothetical Choice Experiment

Lee S., Han D., Caputo V., Nayga Jr R.

2015

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Welfare Effects of Food Miles Labels

Caputo V., Vassilopoulos A., Nayga Jr R., Canavari M.

2013

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Food Miles vs. Carbon Emissions Information for Food Transport Footprint: Modeling Assumptions and WTP Estimates from Stated Food Choice

Caputo V., Nayga Jr R., Scarpa R.

2013

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Attitudes of Maltese Consumers Towards Quality in Fruit and Vegetables in Relation with Their Food Related Lifestyle

Dimech M., Caputo V., Canavari M.

2011

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

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