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Vossler, Christian A.,
Maurice Doyon, and
Daniel Rondeau. 2012. "Truth in Consequentiality: Theory and Field Evidence on Discrete Choice Experiments."
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4(4): 145-71.
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DOI: 10.1257/mic.4.4.145
Abstract:This paper explores methodological issues surrounding the use of discrete
choice experiments to elicit values for public goods. We develop an explicit game theoretic model of individual decisions, providing conditions under which surveys with a single binary choice question, or sequence of binary choice questions, are incentive-compatible. We complement the theory with a framed field experiment, with treatments that span the spectrum from incentive-compatible, financially
binding decisions to decisions with no direct financial consequences. The results suggest truthful preference revelation is possible, provided that participants view their decisions as having more than a weak chance of influencing policy. (JEL C83, C93, H41, Q23)
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Authors:
Vossler, Christian A. (U TN)
Doyon, Maurice (U Laval)
Rondeau, Daniel (U Victoria)
JEL Classifications:
C83: Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
C93: Field Experiments
H41: Public Goods
Q23: Renewable Resources and Conservation: Forestry
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