Willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products among consumers in Malaysia
Consumers are assumed to be willing to pay price premiums for certified wood products. In this study, Malaysian consumers’ willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products and factors influencing their willingness to pay were investigated. The study made use of the data obtained from...
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| author | Mohamed, Shukri Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor |
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| description | Consumers are assumed to be willing to pay price premiums for certified wood products. In this study,
Malaysian consumers’ willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products and factors influencing
their willingness to pay were investigated. The study made use of the data obtained from 994 systematically
selected mall-intercepted respondents. A binomial logit analysis was applied to determine the factors influencing
the respondents’ willingness to pay. About 74% of the respondents indicated that they would choose wood
products made from certified timbers. However, only 57% stated that they were willing to pay a price premium
for the products. The respondents’ willingness to pay was found to be influenced by their knowledge and
perceived importance of forest certification, as well as the inclination to choose wood products made from
certified timbers. There is also a positive correlation between the willingness to pay and the respondents’
education, income, and current ownership of the wooden furniture items. The opportunity for further research
includes determining the amount of premium the consumers are willing to pay and identifying consumer
segments where certified wood products can be successfully marketed. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-176462015-10-22T00:02:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17646/ Willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products among consumers in Malaysia Mohamed, Shukri Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor Consumers are assumed to be willing to pay price premiums for certified wood products. In this study, Malaysian consumers’ willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products and factors influencing their willingness to pay were investigated. The study made use of the data obtained from 994 systematically selected mall-intercepted respondents. A binomial logit analysis was applied to determine the factors influencing the respondents’ willingness to pay. About 74% of the respondents indicated that they would choose wood products made from certified timbers. However, only 57% stated that they were willing to pay a price premium for the products. The respondents’ willingness to pay was found to be influenced by their knowledge and perceived importance of forest certification, as well as the inclination to choose wood products made from certified timbers. There is also a positive correlation between the willingness to pay and the respondents’ education, income, and current ownership of the wooden furniture items. The opportunity for further research includes determining the amount of premium the consumers are willing to pay and identifying consumer segments where certified wood products can be successfully marketed. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17646/1/Willingness%20to%20pay%20a%20price%20premium%20for%20certified%20wood%20products%20among%20consumers%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Mohamed, Shukri and Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor (2010) Willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products among consumers in Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 33 (2). pp. 159-165. ISSN 1511-3701 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2033%20(2)%20Aug.%202010/05%20Pg%20159-165.pdf Wood products Consumer behavior |
| spellingShingle | Wood products Consumer behavior Mohamed, Shukri Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor Willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products among consumers in Malaysia |
| title | Willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products among consumers in Malaysia |
| title_full | Willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products among consumers in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products among consumers in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products among consumers in Malaysia |
| title_short | Willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products among consumers in Malaysia |
| title_sort | willingness to pay a price premium for certified wood products among consumers in malaysia |
| topic | Wood products Consumer behavior |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17646/1/Willingness%20to%20pay%20a%20price%20premium%20for%20certified%20wood%20products%20among%20consumers%20in%20Malaysia.pdf |
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