In discrete choice experiments respondents are generally assumed to consider all of the attributes across each of the alternatives, and to choose their most preferred. However, results in this paper indicate that many respondents employ simplified lexicographic decision-making rules, whereby...

Data from a discrete choice experiment is used to investigate the implications offailing to account for attribute processing strategies (APSs). The research was designed to elicit the economic benefits associated with landscape restoration activities that were intended to remediate environmental...

A number of studies have tested economic models of household decision-making, yet there is no consensus regarding which is most appropriate for practical application. One area where the choice of household decision model has potentially important implications is the valuation of child health or...

This paper reports the findings from a discrete choice experiment study designed to estimate the economic benefits associated with rural landscape improvements in Ireland. Using a mixed logit model, the panel nature of the dataset is exploited to retrieve willingness to payvalues for every...

Stated choice analysis is now a widely used and accepted methodology for exploringfood choice. In stated choice experiments respondents are asked to make a choice betweentwo or more alternatives, one of which typically takes the form of a ‘buy none’option. It is widely recognised that...

Data from a discrete choice experiment aimed at eliciting the demand for recreationalwalking trails on farmland in the Republic of Ireland is used to explore the consequences of misspecifying the cost coefficient. To enable straightforwardcalculation of WTP from the distributions of the...

This paper investigates preferences for various environment-friendly production system for carrots using discretechoice multi-attribute stated-preference data amongst buyers and explore the effect of collective reputations from growers of an Alpine valley known to be completely dedicated to...

This paper investigates preference heterogeneity of wine consumers by using latent class models based onattitudinal questions. Such responses turn out to be an important source of additional information when the goalis to identify different groups of people with a similar wine preference...

Climate change is one of the toughest challenges facing the world today. Putting a price on carbonemissions is an important step towards climate change mitigation. A cap and trade system is one ofthe ways to create a carbon price. The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZETS) is theworld’s...

Land management in Alpine Parks provides multifunctional services to separate groups of users. Choice experiments can be used to derive estimates of value for different management attributes. However, little research has been conducted on how frequently respondents ignore attributes used to...