This study examines preferences for local foods by two distinct consumer groups: local residents and tourists. In an incentive‐compatible framed field experiment, a series of dichotomous‐choice tasks involving oyster purchases were completed by 758 individuals: 341 local residents recruited at a Division of Motor Vehicles office and 417 tourists recruited at a beach ferry terminal. The experimental design allowed us to investigate differences in preferences between tourists and local residents for locally produced oysters. Our estimates suggest both locals and tourists are willing to pay more for local oysters than for nonlocal ones, though this result is only statistically significant among tourists. The findings from this study shed light on potential designs for labels of food products, particularly when marketed in popular tourism areas.

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当地美食偏好：游客与当地居民

这项研究调查了两个不同的消费者群体对本地食品的偏爱：本地居民和游客。在一个激励兼容的框架野外试验中，由758名个体完成了一系列涉及购买牡蛎的二分选择任务：在汽车部门办公室招募了341名当地居民，在海滩渡轮码头招募了417名游客。实验设计使我们能够调查游客和当地居民对本地生产的牡蛎的偏好差异。我们的估计表明，本地人和游客都愿意为本地牡蛎支付比非本地牡蛎更高的价格，尽管这一结果仅在游客中具有统计学意义。这项研究的发现揭示了食品标签的潜在设计，特别是在受欢迎的旅游地区销售时。