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Using Choice Experiments for Non-Market Valuation
(2001)
This paper provides the latest research developments in the method of choice experiments applied to
valuation of non-market goods. Choice experiments, along with the, by now, well-known contingent
valuation method, are ...
Does stake size matter in trust games?
(2004)
In a trust game conducted in rural Bangladesh, the proportion of money sent decreased significantly with the stake size. Still, even with very large stakes few followed the conventional economic prediction and sent nothing.
Trust, Trust Games and Stated Trust: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh
(2005)
Levels of trust are measured by asking standard survey questions on trust and by observing the behaviour in a trust game using a random sample in rural Bangladesh. Follow-up questions and correlations between the sent ...
How much is too much? - An investigation of the effect of the number of choice sets, starting point and the choice of bid vectors in choice experiments
(2006)
In a split sample design, we examine how the number of choice sets, design of the first
choice set (starting point), and the choice of attribute levels in the cost attribute affect
the precision in the elicited preferences ...
Measuring marginal values of noise disturbance from air traffic: Does the time of the day matter?
(2004)
This paper analyzes the marginal willingness to pay for changes in noise levels related to changes in the volume of flight movements at a city airport in Stockholm, Sweden, by using a choice experiment. When estimating ...
Honestly, why are you driving a BMW?
(2004)
This paper proposes that people derive utility not only from goods or their attributes as in standard models, but also from their self-image as influenced by their own perception of their preferences. In a representative ...
Do You Enjoy Having More Than Others? Survey Evidence of Positional Goods
(2003)
Although conventional economic theory proposes that only the absolute levels of
income and consumption matter for people’s utility, there is much evidence that relative
concerns are often important. This paper uses a ...
Is Transport Safety More Valuable in the Air?
(2002)
Using a contingent valuation survey, people’s willingness to pay for a given risk reduction is found to be
much larger when traveling by air compared to by taxi. Follow-up questions revealed that an important
reason for ...
What contributes to life satisfaction in transitional Romania?
(2003)
This paper analyzes life satisfaction in Romania in 2001, 12 years after the collapse of
communism and the beginning of the transition into a market economy. Using a survey
of 1770 individuals, we find that our results ...
Are Vietnamese Farmers Concerned with their Relative Position in Society?
(2005)
This paper examines the attitude towards relative position or status among rural households in Vietnam. On average, the respondents show weaker preferences for relative position than in comparable studies in Western ...