Poorly designed stated preference (SP) studies are subject to a number of well-known biases, but many of these biases can be minimized when they are anticipated ex ante and accommodated in the studyfs design or during data analysis. We identify another source of potential bias, which we call...

We show in a theoretical model that the benefit from additional attention to the marginal attribute within a choice set depends upon the expected utility loss from making a suboptimal choice if it is ignored. Guided by this analysis, we then develop an empirical method to measure an individual's...

As the U.S. contemplates health care reform that may involve more publicly provided health services, it is important to understand the likely patterns in public support for, and opposition to, public provision of treatments that increase recoveries and reduce deaths. We find that support (and...

This document contains supplementary materials to accompany all papers using the “private choices†survey associated with our larger project on the valuation of morbidity and mortality risk reductions for policy analysis. This is a “living document†in that we plan to...