The predictive validity of prospect theory versus expected utility in health utility measurement

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1039-1047

  Abellan Perpiñan, Jose Maria ^a   Bleichrodt, Han ^b   Pinto Prades, Jose Luis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Expected utility; Health utility measurement; Prospect theory; Standard gamble; Time trade off

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; HEALTH CARE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PREDICTION; RANKING; TRADE-OFF;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70549099979     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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