Socioeconomic determinants of the consumption of ecological products in Quito

This work analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of the concumption of organic and ecological products in Quito. We conducted a survey among the buyers of an agroecological fair, which takes place in “La Carolina Park”. For the analysis, we used a linear regression following an ordinary least squar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Vasco, Cristian, Palacios, Gabriela, Paspuel, Susana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Central del Ecuador
Repositorio:Revista Siembra
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistadigital.uce.edu.ec:article/112
Acceso en línea:https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/SIEMBRA/article/view/112
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alimentos ecológicos
mínimos cuadrados ordinarios
determinantes socioeconómicos
Quito
Ecological food
ordinary least squares
socioeconomic determinants
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Sumario:This work analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of the concumption of organic and ecological products in Quito. We conducted a survey among the buyers of an agroecological fair, which takes place in “La Carolina Park”. For the analysis, we used a linear regression following an ordinary least squares approach (OLS). The results show that persons with higher incomes and higher endowments of education spend more on agroecological products. In the light of these results, policies should be oriented to increase the offer and the demand of ecological products should focus on 1) support and promote ecological production with the aim of reducing production costs and he final Price, and 2) disseminate the benefits and advantages of consuming ecological products among the segments of the population with low levels of income and schooling.