Peeling back the onion: Using latent class analysis to uncover heterogeneous responses to stated preference surveys.

We develop validity tests for application to stated-preference estimates of WTP to reduce mortality risk, i.e., value per statistical life (VSL), and apply these to data obtained by surveying a representative sample of French adults over the internet. These tests (WTP nearly proportional to risk red...

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Publicado en:Journal of Environmental Economics & Management Vol. 87; pp. 165 - 190
Autores principales: Hammitt, James K., Herrera-Araujo, Daniel
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Academic Press Inc. Jan2018
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          Harvard University (Center for Risk Analysis), 718 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA
          Toulouse School of Economics, Université Toulouse Capitole, 21 allée de Brienne, 31000 Toulouse, France
          Paris School of Economics, (Hospinnomics), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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