While most empirical analysis of prediction markets treats prices of binary options as predictions of the probability …

, and preferences regarding even mundane household chores differ considerably. We use information on preferences …, the selected activities are generally less enjoyable, preferences do vary across the population and are correlated with … that her opportunity cost of time matters substantially more than his, but that his preferences play a greater role than …

from reference-dependent preferences: The absolute subjective value of a deviation from a reference point is generally …

This study investigates how subjective mortality expectations and heterogeneity in time and risk preferences affect the … cannot be explained by differences in preferences. In contrast, this study identifies a strong relationship between answers … to survey questions about time and risk preferences and consumption and saving behaviors. This paper uses data on …

We consider desires for flexibility in weekly hours by analyzing changes in work hours preferences using four years of … data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. We control for work hours preferences in … hours preferences. Our findings reveal that, in general, women are more sensitive to life events than men. Women’s preferred …

The standard assumption in economic theory is that preferences are stable. In particular, they are not changed as a … (providing evidence) that preferences are constantly changing when experience is accumulated. This paper tests the effect of … experience on preferences for attributes of health-care events. We are using two very different samples and a methodology that …

primitives such as preferences and beliefs. I review strong biological and behavioral evidence indicating that trusting is not … just a special case of risk-taking, but based on important forms of social preferences such as betrayal aversion … preferences and beliefs, and it suggests ways to examine and interpret a causal role of trust. …

elicit and contrast patients’ authentic preferences (for five maternity ward attributes) with what care-givers believe them … to be. Conclusion: agents have a biased perception of principals’ preferences, and therefore a complete agency …: Informing the unaware medical care-givers about the patients' preferences, will improve treatment and patients' satisfaction. …