Flavio Boccia is Full Professor of Economics at University of Naples - Parthenope and Lecturer in Agri-Food Business Internationalization and Sustainability. His main research interests concern: agri-biotechnology, corporate social responsibility, marketing strategies, innovation technology, consumer behaviour. Among his various academic commitments, he is also associate editor or editorial board member and guest editor of several international journal. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6466-8841
Flavio Boccia, Daniela Covino, Angela Mariani, Azzurra Annunziata, Debora Scarpato, Nadia Palmieri, Roberto Fragomeli.
The research activity of the Agri-Food Economics Group focuses above all on the following main areas:
- economic, social and environmental sustainability of the agri-food system,
- quality and technological innovation of agri-food products,
- consumer behavior,
- corporate social responsibility and international marketing,
- agri-environmental policies, especially at the European Union level.
1) Annunziata, A., Mariani, A., & Vecchio, R. (2019). Effectiveness of sustainability labels in guiding food choices: Analysis of visibility and understanding among young adults. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 17, 108-115.
2) Boccia, F., Covino, D., Sarnacchiaro, P. (2018). Genetically modified food versus knowledge and fear: A Noumenic approach for consumer behaviour. Food Research International, 111, 682-688.
3) Boccia, F., Sarnacchiaro, P. (2020). Chi-squared automatic interaction detector analysis on a choice experiment: An evaluation of responsible initiatives on consumers' purchasing behavior. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 27 (2), 1143-1151.
4) Simeone, M., Scarpato, D. (2020). Sustainable consumption: How does social media affect food choices?. Journal of Cleaner Production, 277, 124036.
5) Vecchio, R., Annunziata, A., Parga Dans, E., & Alonso González, P. (2023). Drivers of consumer willingness to pay for sustainable wines: natural, biodynamic, and organic. Organic Agriculture, 13 (2), 247-260.