Given the significance of the Asian and Hispanic population in the U.S., this study was carried out to assess the factors that influence the willingness-to-pay for ethnic specialty produce by these ethnic groups. Based on over 13,000 potential interviewee leads, 1,084 Chinese, Asian Indian,...

The authors found that food retailers would incur sizeable incremental costs depending on the mix of labor and capital utilized if a dual tax structure was imposed. Thus, the tax savings to consumers then would be offset not only by the recoupment of the lost revenue by government, but also by...