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There are many reasons to suspect that benefit-cost analysis applied to environmental policies will result in policy decisions that will reject those environmental policies. The important question, of course, is whether those rejections are based on proper science. The present paper explores...
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Concern about potential free riding in the provision of public goods has a long history. More recently, experimental economists have turned their attention to the conditions under which free riding would be expected to occur. A model of free riding is provided here which demonstrates that...
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We consider a consumption model that takes into account the valuation and demand uncertainties that consumers face while using access services. Typical examples of such services include telecommunication services, extended warranties for consumer electronics, and club memberships. We demonstrate...
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-based questionnaire before the experiment and participants’ preferences for resolution timing, risk, and time were incentive compatibly … measured during the experiment. Main findings are that delayed resolution can affect investment, that the effect depends on the …
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We use data on insurance deductible choices to estimate a structural model of risky choice that incorporates "standard" risk aversion (diminishing marginal utility for wealth) and probability distortions. We find that probability distortions - characterized by substantial overweighting of small...
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payers act according to some non-expected utility theory, and (2) Individual ethical norms and social stigma induce people … subjective probabilities of being penalised according to the rank dependent utility theory, and (2) Tax payers’ beliefs about … utility theory. The model explains data 53% better than pure random choices and predicts hours worked in the regular economy …
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eighteen years, in an incentivized experiment and relate experimental choices to field behavior. Experimental measures of …
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Does adverse selection hamper the effectiveness of voluntary risk sharing? How do differences in risk profiles affect adverse selection? We experimentally investigate individuals’ willingness to share risks with others. Across treatments we vary how risk profiles differ between individuals. We...
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This paper presents the results of an experiment that completely measures the utility function and probability …
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From the viewpoint of the independence axiom of expected utility theory, an interesting empirical dynamic choice …
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