Several empirical studies provide evidence that their actual health state affects people's attitudes towards health and … medical care in hypothetical health states. In the tradition of behavioural economics this paper considers the actual health … state as a point of reference and builds a model for studying the implications of this phenomenon on health insurance and on …

This research contributes to wellness and spa tourism literature by analyzing the preferences of German health … travelers with a focus on natural treatments. Based on the findings of a literature review on health travelers’ preferences, a … choice-based conjoint analysis was conducted with a representative sample of German health travelers. The top attributes for …

intentionally simple lab experiment on intertemporal spending and saving decisions with 180 students. Under a positive discount … über solche Vermögenspräferenzen. Wir führen ein möglichst einfach gehaltenes Labor-Experiment zu intertemporalen Ausgabe …- und Sparentscheidungen mit 180 Studenten durch. Im Experiment wäre die optimale Entscheidung, sämtliche Guthaben sofort …