Reference-dependent preferences and loss aversion: A discrete choice experiment in the health-care sector

Judgment and Decision Making

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-173

  Neuman, Einat ^a   Neuman, Shoshana ^b  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attributes; Discrete choice experiment; Loss aversion; Maternity wards; Preferences; Reference dependence

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349907594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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