Choice' is increasingly pursued as a goal of social policy. However the degree to which choice is exercised when … free choice, and what the consequence of choice was for carers' wellbeing. Our data were derived from responses to a postal … care was generally perceived to be a free choice, albeit in most cases, a choice that was constrained by duty, financial or …

the choice for Electricity and Kerosene has remained foremost in use by the household. The household size was noted to …

We study a reform by which a standardized model of choice and competition was introduced in tax-financed home care in a … introduction of free choice and free entry in home care increased perceived quality by about one quarter of a standard deviation … choice opportunities rather than competition or an advantage of private providers. …

preferences expressed in two of the most popular elicitation formats: experimental auctions and discrete choice experiments. We … made non-hypothetical discrete choices between five goods. Despite the fact that the choice task and auction mechanisms are … products that are significantly more elastic than those implied from choice data. Nevertheless, for the five goods evaluated …

Psychological experiments have revealed that more choice does not always make one better off. For example, consumers … excessive-choice effect may have implications for how well markets serve society. This paper constructs an economic model where … the excessive-choice effect results from search costs. The model shows that it is possible for markets to produce too much …

things are either openended ideas posing no particular problem of choice, “open possibilities”, or alternatives to choose … between, “problematic possibilities”. Choice is the process of formulating problematic possibilities; it is the process of … preferences and perceived constraints. Reinterpretation precedes choice, both logically and temporally. This understanding of …

‘member choice of fund’ legislation. While superannuation choice continues to be widely supported, the debate lacks coherent … exogenous constraints affecting the achievement of informed choice, members’ choice preferences and associated policy … resolutions. Applying this framework, we argue that a genuine choice of fund model should cater for active and passive choice …

delivery system driven by a version of the quasi-market model. Instead of delivering increased consumer choice and improved … should receive. For many consumers, the notion of consumer 'choice' around service provision was fictitious and they felt …