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This paper explores methods for inferring the causal effects of treatments on choices by combining data on real choices with hypothetical evaluations. We propose a class of estimators, identify conditions under which they yield consistent estimates, and derive their asymptotic distributions. The...
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data, I then show that this type of demand heterogeneity is empirically relevant in a consumer health plan setting. Younger … and older consumers and men and women reveal strikingly different demand for health insurance, conditional on their …
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expectations. We find that higher inflation expectations on the part of firms leads them to raise their prices, increase demand for …, demand effects are stronger, leading firms to raise their prices more and no longer reduce their employment …
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We rank counties in the United States of America with respect to population health. We utilize the five observable county health variables used to construct the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute's County Health Rankings (CHRs). Our method relies on a factor analysis model to...
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We show how to construct a ranking of U.S. undergraduate programs based on students' revealed preferences. We construct examples of national and regional rankings, using hand-collected data on 3,240 high- achieving students. Our statistical model extends models used for ranking players in...
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Secured lenders have recently demanded a new condition in distressed debt restructurings: competing secured lenders must lose priority. We model the implications of this "creditor-on-creditor violence" trend. In our dynamic model, secured lenders enjoy higher priority in default. However,...
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We propose an approach to modeling and estimating discrete choice demand that allows for a large number of zero sale … empirical application of air travel demand where product-level sales are sparse. We find considerable variation in demand over … time. Periods of peak demand feature both larger market sizes and consumers with higher willingness to pay. This amplifies …
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The college experience involves much more than credit hours and degrees. Students likely derive utility from in-person instruction and on-campus social activities. Quantitative measures of the value of these individual components have been hard to come by. Leveraging the COVID-19 shock, we...
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This paper reports estimates of consumers' preferences for plans to improve food safety. The plans are distinguished based on whether they address the ex ante risk of food borne illness or the ex post effects of the illness. They are also distinguished based on whether they focus on a public...
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We provide evidence on the role of fairness for tax compliance: households are willing to pay more in taxes if they believe that other households are contributing their fair share. We conducted an information-disclosure natural field experiment in the context of property taxes in the United...
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