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, motivation and the cost of teachers. This study relies on a Discrete Choice Experiment to assess the job preferences of a sample …-teachers). Skills in English, Arithmetic and Vocabulary are also tested. We find a trade-off between skills and preferences, as teacher … differences in job preferences between the two groups can be explained by geographic origin of the teachers, skills, experience …
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This report’s objective is the construction of an index of labour market well-being that is capable of measuring the well-being that individuals in a given society at a given point in time can obtain through the labour market. Besides considering simply the average return from working, workers...
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Behaviourism is the view that preferences, beliefs, and other mental states in social-scienti�c theories are auxiliary …
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behaviour. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs suggests that an individual’s preferences are not fixed but, rather, depend on purchasing …’s preferences for such goods and to weaken preferences for high-hierarchy goods (e.g., books). By introducing a simple purchasing …
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In economics, the prevailing framework to explain preferences under uncerta- inty is the Expected Utility theory … individuals’preferences under risk. …
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The standard assumption in economic theory is that preferences do not change as a result of experience with the … commodity/service/event. Behavioural scientists have challenged this assumption, claiming that preferences constantly do change … as experience is accumulated. This paper tests the effect of experience with a health-care service on preferences for …
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The standard assumption in economic theory is that preferences are stable. In particular, they are not changed as a … (providing evidence) that preferences are constantly changing when experience is accumulated. This paper tests the effect of … experience on preferences for attributes of health-care events. We are using two very different samples and a methodology that …
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from reference-dependent preferences: The absolute subjective value of a deviation from a reference point is generally …
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This paper discusses several competing proposals for general normative frameworks thatwould encompass non-standard models of choice. Most existing proposals equate welfare with wellbeing. Some assume that well-being flows from the achievement of well-defined objectives, and that those objectives...
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from reference-dependent preferences: The absolute subjective value of a deviation from a reference point is generally …
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