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An environmental-economic assessment of genetic modification of agricultural crops
Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den; Holley, Justin M. - 2001
The advantages and disadvantages of genetic modification of organisms in agriculture are reviewed. These relate to the environment, human health, socio-economic effects, population growth, and differential consequences for developed and developing countries. An overall evaluation requires that...
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Online experimental auctions
El Haji, Anouar; Lusk, Jayson L.; Mermer, Ayse; … - 2023
For companies, it is essential to obtain information about customers' preferences to successfully market their products and services. Experimental auctions are a promising method for acquiring such information considering that they are incentive compatible and non-hypothetical. Their...
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Measuring the economic value of a marine protection program against the introduction of non-indigenous species in the Netherlands
Nunes, Paulo A. L. D.; Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den - 2002
Harmful algal bIoom species are the cause of important damages to marine living resources and human beings. These marine species are primarily introduced in North-European waters through ballast water, i.e. water trans-ported across the oceans so as to keep a vessel in balance. Port authorities...
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The endowment effect in games
Drouvelis, Michalis; Sonnemans, Joep - 2015
experiment, we study the endowment effect in lotteries with the same payoffs as the games in the first part. Our findings provide …
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The information content of a stated choice experiment
Rouwendal, Jan; Blaeij, Adriana Tanneke de; Rietveld, Piet - 2008 - This version: May 16, 2008
participants to a stated choice experiment, that does not require the researcher to make an a priori assumption on the type of … illustrated using data from an experiment investigating the value of time and the value of statistical life. We discuss the …
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Train commuters' scheduling preferences : evidence from a large-scale peak avoidance experiment
Peer, Stefanie; Knockaert, Jasper; Verhoef, Erik T. - 2015
collected during large-scale peak avoidance experiment conducted in the Netherlands, in which participants could earn monetary … rewards for traveling outside peak hours. The experiment included ca. 1000 participants and lasted for about 6 months. Holders … of an annual train pass were invited to join the experiment, and a customized smartphone app was used to measure the …
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Conservation auctions, collusion and the endowment effect
Dijk, Justin; Ansink, Erik; Soest, Daniël Pieter van - 2018
activities. We use an economic experiment to examine whether the market efficiency of conservation auctions increases or …
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Crowding externalities from tourist use of urban space
Neuts, Bart; Nijkamp, Peter; Leeuwen, Eveline S. van - 2013
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Adoption of electric vehicle in the Netherlands : a stated choice experiment
Bočkarjova, M.; Rietveld, Piet; Knockaert, J. S. A. - 2013
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Gender and willingness to compete for high stakes
Buser, Thomas; Dolder, Dennie van; Assem, Martijn J. van den - 2020 - Version: February 2020
We examine gender differences in competitiveness, using a TV game show where the winner of an elimination competition plays a game of chance worth hundreds of thousands of euros. At several stages of the competition, contestants face a choice between continuing to compete and opting out in...
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