Correcting for endogeneity in behavioral choice models with social influence variables

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 362-374

  Walker, Joan L ^a   Ehlers, Emily ^a   Banerjee, Ipsita ^a   Dugundji, Elenna R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BLP; Discrete choice; Endogeneity; Field effect; Social influence; Travel behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE TESTING; STATISTICAL TESTS;

DISCRETE CHOICE; ENDOGENEITY; FIELD EFFECTS; SOCIAL INFLUENCE; TRAVEL BEHAVIORS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

DECISION MAKING; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TESTING METHOD; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79952451931     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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