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Miguel I. Gómez
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA

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Journal article
Published: 19 March 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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College students’ lifestyle and eating habits strongly affect their health. Among many healthy eating behaviors, including whole grain food in the diet is known as providing health benefits such as maintaining a steady blood sugar, lower cholesterol, and since it is rich in fiber and minerals, it is essential for the well-being. However, consumers’ intakes of whole grain products remain below recommendation, including college students. This study aims to evaluate determinant factors contributing to college students’ willingness to include whole grain pasta in their diets. A sample of 499 students enrolled in a US college participated in this study. Most students perceived whole grain pasta as healthy and filling and somewhat tasty. Availability and price were not barriers for consumption. Logistic regression results suggested that factors affecting students’ willingness to consume whole grain pasta in the future were the desire to eat, cognitive and affective attitudes, perception of whole grain pasta, as well as having already chosen pasta thanks to its availability at the dining. Two student segments were identified according to their healthy eating perception: Uninvolved and Health-conscious. Cognitive attitudes such as beneficial and essential had positive effects on consumption in both segments, suggesting that information provision covering specific health/nutritional benefits of whole grains for students is crucial.

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Rungsaran Wongprawmas; Giovanni Sogari; Davide Menozzi; Nicoletta Pellegrini; Michele Lefebvre; Miguel Gómez; Cristina Mora. Determinants of US University Students’ Willingness to Include Whole Grain Pasta in Their Diet. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 3173 .

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Rungsaran Wongprawmas, Giovanni Sogari, Davide Menozzi, Nicoletta Pellegrini, Michele Lefebvre, Miguel Gómez, Cristina Mora. Determinants of US University Students’ Willingness to Include Whole Grain Pasta in Their Diet. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (6):3173.

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Rungsaran Wongprawmas; Giovanni Sogari; Davide Menozzi; Nicoletta Pellegrini; Michele Lefebvre; Miguel Gómez; Cristina Mora. 2021. "Determinants of US University Students’ Willingness to Include Whole Grain Pasta in Their Diet." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6: 3173.

Short communication
Published: 31 December 2020 in Food Quality and Preference
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In recent years, the rise in meat consumption has been criticized for health, environmental, and ethical reasons. This trend has fostered the shift from a meat-centric diet to a plant-forward diet. A prime example of this is the introduction of “blended meat products” that mix plant-based ingredients into meat-based foods. This study designed and implemented a survey in a U.S. college campus residential dining hall (n = 296) to investigate the impact of key demographic, motivational and attitudinal factors on the purchase intention of a meat-mushroom blended burger in which mushrooms partially replaced beef. The results show that young consumers with a positive perception of a sustainable diet, with a positive attitude toward food innovation, and with a positive motivation to process sustainability and nutrition information were more likely to purchase the meat-mushroom blended burger. The results have implications for marketers, policymakers, as well as for retailers. These findings can help them better understand young consumers' behavior and identify strategies to encourage young adults to shift from a meat-centric diet to a plant-forwarded diet.

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Giovanni Sogari; Jie Li; Qian Wang; Michele Lefebvre; Miguel I. Gómez; Cristina Mora. Factors influencing the intention to purchase meat-mushroom blended burgers among college students. Food Quality and Preference 2020, 90, 104169 .

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Giovanni Sogari, Jie Li, Qian Wang, Michele Lefebvre, Miguel I. Gómez, Cristina Mora. Factors influencing the intention to purchase meat-mushroom blended burgers among college students. Food Quality and Preference. 2020; 90 ():104169.

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Giovanni Sogari; Jie Li; Qian Wang; Michele Lefebvre; Miguel I. Gómez; Cristina Mora. 2020. "Factors influencing the intention to purchase meat-mushroom blended burgers among college students." Food Quality and Preference 90, no. : 104169.

Journal article
Published: 30 October 2020 in Sustainability
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Spatial externalities, such as the sharing of harvesting equipment by many farmers, have an impact on the control of invasive species in the agricultural environment. In these cases, the regulator must design a set of measures to promote coordinated control by affected parties. We aim to analyze the determinants of private versus collective control efforts in the case of a particular invasive species (teosinte) occurring as a weed in corn fields throughout North-Eastern Spain. Using a simple discrete space-dynamic framework, we model the effect of the decisions made by the farmer of an infested plot on a noninfested plot, with the harvester being the only potential pathway for the invader to spread and assuming a one-way invasion. The results reveal that failure to adopt optimal cooperative strategies causes losses to other plots if they become infested amounting to an annual average of EUR 322/ha, when the infestation is low, and EUR 364/ha, when it is high. Results suggest that cleaning the harvester, a measure currently recommended by the regulatory agency in low-infestation cases but that does not guarantee that the machine is completely clean, is not socially optimal if monocropping practices are permitted in the region.

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Gabriel Pardo; Miguel Gómez; Alicia Cirujeda; Yolanda Martínez. Economic Costs of Sharing the Harvester in the Control of an Invasive Weed. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9046 .

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Gabriel Pardo, Miguel Gómez, Alicia Cirujeda, Yolanda Martínez. Economic Costs of Sharing the Harvester in the Control of an Invasive Weed. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):9046.

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Gabriel Pardo; Miguel Gómez; Alicia Cirujeda; Yolanda Martínez. 2020. "Economic Costs of Sharing the Harvester in the Control of an Invasive Weed." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 9046.

Journal article
Published: 19 May 2020 in Sustainability
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Improving food sustainability and reducing food waste are among the top challenges for achieving global sustainable development. In particular, changes towards more sustainable consumption are of vital importance in creating a more sustainable world. To shed light on these issues, we analyze to what extent and how consumers’ food preferences move towards more sustainable behavior. We assess the importance consumers attach to the following critical sustainable attributes of food related to food waste: (i) “Visual imperfections”, (ii) “washed/unwashed”, (iii) “size”, (iv) “locally produced”, and (v) “price”. We hypothesize that consumer preferences for these attributes are heterogeneous. Therefore, we segmented consumers into homogenous groups according to preferences for these sustainability attributes. To do this, we employed a direct ranking preference method using data gathered in an experiment conducted with consumers living in a mid-sized town in the northeast of Spain in 2018. The results suggest a high degree of consumer heterogeneity, and we identified four clusters according to the importance consumers attach to these attributes. The results are encouraging for the promotion of sustainability because different groups of consumers might prefer to purchase food products with different sustainable characteristics, such as locally grown, foods with visual imperfections, and minimally processed foods.

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Azucena Gracia; Miguel I. Gómez. Food Sustainability and Waste Reduction in Spain: Consumer Preferences for Local, Suboptimal, And/Or Unwashed Fresh Food Products. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4148 .

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Azucena Gracia, Miguel I. Gómez. Food Sustainability and Waste Reduction in Spain: Consumer Preferences for Local, Suboptimal, And/Or Unwashed Fresh Food Products. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (10):4148.

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Azucena Gracia; Miguel I. Gómez. 2020. "Food Sustainability and Waste Reduction in Spain: Consumer Preferences for Local, Suboptimal, And/Or Unwashed Fresh Food Products." Sustainability 12, no. 10: 4148.

Journal article
Published: 20 December 2019 in Insects
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Edible insects are often considered a healthier and more sustainable meat substitute and protein source. Many studies have examined factors affecting the consumption behavior towards edible insects among Western consumers. However, little is known about factors influencing consumer behavior towards edible insects in Asian countries even though Asians have a long history of consuming insects. In this study, we surveyed 614 Chinese consumers from Beijing and Nanjing to examine the factors influencing their consumption and purchase behavior of edible insects. We find that insect phobia, feelings of disgust, knowledge level, and social demographic factors such as age, household size, household income and region (Northern or Southern China) are the main factors influencing purchase decisions. In addition, the results indicate that the perceived positive attributes associated with edible insects, the preferences of children in the household, as well as age and knowledge level have positive impacts on consumption frequency. On the other hand, concerns of food safety and the shape of the insects have negative impacts on consumption frequency. Finally, the results suggest that educating consumers to increase knowledge of edible insects increases their probability to purchase insect foods.

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Ai-Jun Liu; Jie Li; Miguel I. Gómez. Factors Influencing Consumption of Edible Insects for Chinese Consumers. Insects 2019, 11, 10 .

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Ai-Jun Liu, Jie Li, Miguel I. Gómez. Factors Influencing Consumption of Edible Insects for Chinese Consumers. Insects. 2019; 11 (1):10.

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Ai-Jun Liu; Jie Li; Miguel I. Gómez. 2019. "Factors Influencing Consumption of Edible Insects for Chinese Consumers." Insects 11, no. 1: 10.

Journal article
Published: 06 December 2019 in Nutrients
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Health messages may be an important predictor in the selection of healthier food choices among young adults. The primary objective of our study is to test the impact of labeling whole grain pasta with a health message descriptor displayed at the point-of-purchase (POP) on consumer choice in a campus dining setting. The study was conducted in a large US college dining venue during lunch service; data were collected during a nine-week period, for a total of 18 days of observation. Each day, an information treatment (i.e., no-message condition; vitamin message; fiber message) was alternated assigned to whole grain penne. Over the study period, the selection of four pasta options (white penne, whole grain penne, spinach fettuccine, and tortellini) were recorded and compiled for analysis. Logistic regression and pairwise comparison analyses were performed to estimate the impact of health messages on diners’ decisions to choose whole grain penne among the four pasta types. Our results indicate that only the message about vitamin benefits had a significant effect on this choice, with a 7.4% higher probability of selecting this pasta than the no-message condition and 6.0% higher than the fiber message condition. These findings suggest that psychological health claims (e.g., reduction of fatigue) of whole grains seem more attractive than physiological health claims (e.g., maintaining a healthy weight) for university students. In line with the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, our results suggest that small changes made at the POP have the potential to contribute to significant improvements in diet (e.g., achieving recommended levels of dietary fiber). These findings have important implications for food service practitioners in delivering information with the greatest impact on healthy food choices.

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Giovanni Sogari; Jie Li; Michele Lefebvre; Davide Menozzi; Nicoletta Pellegrini; Martina Cirelli; Miguel I. Gómez; Cristina Mora. The Influence of Health Messages in Nudging Consumption of Whole Grain Pasta. Nutrients 2019, 11, 2993 .

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Giovanni Sogari, Jie Li, Michele Lefebvre, Davide Menozzi, Nicoletta Pellegrini, Martina Cirelli, Miguel I. Gómez, Cristina Mora. The Influence of Health Messages in Nudging Consumption of Whole Grain Pasta. Nutrients. 2019; 11 (12):2993.

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Giovanni Sogari; Jie Li; Michele Lefebvre; Davide Menozzi; Nicoletta Pellegrini; Martina Cirelli; Miguel I. Gómez; Cristina Mora. 2019. "The Influence of Health Messages in Nudging Consumption of Whole Grain Pasta." Nutrients 11, no. 12: 2993.

Journal article
Published: 23 November 2018 in Nutrients
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Overweightness and obesity rates have increased dramatically over the past few decades and they represent a health epidemic in the United States (US). Unhealthy dietary habits are among the factors that can have adverse effects on weight status in young adulthood. The purpose of this explorative study was to use a qualitative research design to analyze the factors (barriers and enablers) that US college students perceived as influencing healthy eating behaviors. A group of Cornell University students (n = 35) participated in six semi-structured focus groups. A qualitative software, CAQDAS Nvivo11 Plus, was used to create codes that categorized the group discussions while using an Ecological Model. Common barriers to healthy eating were time constraints, unhealthy snacking, convenience high-calorie food, stress, high prices of healthy food, and easy access to junk food. Conversely, enablers to healthy behavior were improved food knowledge and education, meal planning, involvement in food preparation, and being physically active. Parental food behavior and friends’ social pressure were considered to have both positive and negative influences on individual eating habits. The study highlighted the importance of consulting college students when developing healthy eating interventions across the campus (e.g., labeling healthy food options and information campaigns) and considering individual-level factors and socio-ecological aspects in the analysis.

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Giovanni Sogari; Catalina Velez-Argumedo; Miguel I. Gómez; Cristina Mora. College Students and Eating Habits: A Study Using An Ecological Model for Healthy Behavior. Nutrients 2018, 10, 1823 .

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Giovanni Sogari, Catalina Velez-Argumedo, Miguel I. Gómez, Cristina Mora. College Students and Eating Habits: A Study Using An Ecological Model for Healthy Behavior. Nutrients. 2018; 10 (12):1823.

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Giovanni Sogari; Catalina Velez-Argumedo; Miguel I. Gómez; Cristina Mora. 2018. "College Students and Eating Habits: A Study Using An Ecological Model for Healthy Behavior." Nutrients 10, no. 12: 1823.

Short communication
Published: 11 August 2018 in Food Quality and Preference
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Product sensory information, an external cue, could greatly influence consumer enjoyment of hedonic products like coffee. The question is what type of sensory information, subjective (e.g., aroma, flavor and body) or objective (e.g., origin, varieties and production practices), has a higher impact on consumer product experience accounting for heterogeneous taste sensitivity. We examine this question using a between-subject experiment where participants were either given subjective, objective or no sensory information of a specialty coffee. Participants were classified as either supertasters or other tasters using the 6−n-propylthiouracil (PROP) paper strip. The results indicate that, compared to objective sensory information and no information, subjective sensory information results in a higher taste rating and a higher preference level for the coffee. More importantly, subjective information positively influences PROP supertasters’ purchase likelihood for coffee, without necessarily affecting their bitterness perception of the coffee tasted.

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Jie Li; Nadia A. Streletskaya; Miguel I. Gómez. Does taste sensitivity matter? The effect of coffee sensory tasting information and taste sensitivity on consumer preferences. Food Quality and Preference 2018, 71, 447 -451.

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Jie Li, Nadia A. Streletskaya, Miguel I. Gómez. Does taste sensitivity matter? The effect of coffee sensory tasting information and taste sensitivity on consumer preferences. Food Quality and Preference. 2018; 71 ():447-451.

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Jie Li; Nadia A. Streletskaya; Miguel I. Gómez. 2018. "Does taste sensitivity matter? The effect of coffee sensory tasting information and taste sensitivity on consumer preferences." Food Quality and Preference 71, no. : 447-451.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2012 in American Journal of Agricultural Economics
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Developing countries that employ inflation-targeting monetary policy regimes require accurate short-run food inflation forecasts. We develop a systematic approach to improve food inflation forecasts, apply it to Colombian monthly data from December 1989 to April 2006, and show its relevance for inflation targeting regimes. Forecast accuracy can be improved by: disaggregating food products into away-from-home, processed and fresh foods; employing econometric methods to combine forecasts from individual models; and using flexible least squares methods in the presence of structural changes. We also show the importance of accurate food inflation forecasts in models simulating monetary policy transmission. AMS Subject Classification ,,

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Miguel I. Gómez; Eliana R. González; Luis F. Melo. Forecasting Food Inflation in Developing Countries with Inflation Targeting Regimes. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 2012, 94, 153 -173.

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Miguel I. Gómez, Eliana R. González, Luis F. Melo. Forecasting Food Inflation in Developing Countries with Inflation Targeting Regimes. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2012; 94 (1):153-173.

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Miguel I. Gómez; Eliana R. González; Luis F. Melo. 2012. "Forecasting Food Inflation in Developing Countries with Inflation Targeting Regimes." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 94, no. 1: 153-173.

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Published: 02 June 2011 in Science
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Food value chains (FVCs) comprise all activities required to bring farm products to consumers, including agricultural production, processing, storage, marketing, distribution, and consumption. FVCs are changing rapidly in developing countries (DCs), because of population and income growth; urbanization; and the expansion, globally and domestically, of modern food retailing, distribution, and wholesaling firms (1, 2). One such change is that consumers and regulators increasingly demand product-specific characteristics beyond price—including nutrient content; food safety certification; and indicators of impacts on natural resources, greenhouse gas emissions, and farmworkers. To accommodate these multidimensional demands, regulators and firms are developing new multiattribute product labeling and production standards. We outline below ways in which scientists must integrate existing disciplinary evidence into rigorous models and must develop measures and methods to evaluate the multidimensional performance of FVCs.

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M. I. Gomez; Christopher Barrett; L. E. Buck; Hugo De Groote; S. Ferris; H. O. Gao; E. McCullough; D. D. Miller; H. Outhred; A. N. Pell; Thomas Reardon; M. Retnanestri; R. Ruben; P. Struebi; Johan Swinnen; M. A. Touesnard; K. Weinberger; J. D. H. Keatinge; M. B. Milstein; R. Y. Yang. Research Principles for Developing Country Food Value Chains. Science 2011, 332, 1154 -1155.

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M. I. Gomez, Christopher Barrett, L. E. Buck, Hugo De Groote, S. Ferris, H. O. Gao, E. McCullough, D. D. Miller, H. Outhred, A. N. Pell, Thomas Reardon, M. Retnanestri, R. Ruben, P. Struebi, Johan Swinnen, M. A. Touesnard, K. Weinberger, J. D. H. Keatinge, M. B. Milstein, R. Y. Yang. Research Principles for Developing Country Food Value Chains. Science. 2011; 332 (6034):1154-1155.

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M. I. Gomez; Christopher Barrett; L. E. Buck; Hugo De Groote; S. Ferris; H. O. Gao; E. McCullough; D. D. Miller; H. Outhred; A. N. Pell; Thomas Reardon; M. Retnanestri; R. Ruben; P. Struebi; Johan Swinnen; M. A. Touesnard; K. Weinberger; J. D. H. Keatinge; M. B. Milstein; R. Y. Yang. 2011. "Research Principles for Developing Country Food Value Chains." Science 332, no. 6034: 1154-1155.

Journal article
Published: 31 December 2004 in Journal of Retailing
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We measure the links between store attribute perceptions and customer satisfaction, and between customer satisfaction and sales performance. Our data set consists of six waves of customer satisfaction and sales data for about 250 retail outlets over the period 1998–2001 for a publicly held supermarket company. We construct a statistical model to address nonlinearities and asymmetries in the satisfaction-sales performance links, and we illustrate how retailers can affect store revenues by managing customer satisfaction. Contributions of our study include the analysis of behavioral consequences of customer satisfaction in the food retail sector, the accommodation of complexities in the satisfaction-sales performance links based on an empirical model of first differences, and a discussion of how managers can employ the results for customer satisfaction policies.

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Miguel I. Gómez; Edward W. McLaughlin; Dick R. Wittink. Customer satisfaction and retail sales performance: an empirical investigation. Journal of Retailing 2004, 80, 265 -278.

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Miguel I. Gómez, Edward W. McLaughlin, Dick R. Wittink. Customer satisfaction and retail sales performance: an empirical investigation. Journal of Retailing. 2004; 80 (4):265-278.

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Miguel I. Gómez; Edward W. McLaughlin; Dick R. Wittink. 2004. "Customer satisfaction and retail sales performance: an empirical investigation." Journal of Retailing 80, no. 4: 265-278.