Effects of alternative elicitation formats in discrete choice experiments

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 214-233

  Scheufele, Gabriela ^a   Bennett, Jeff ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrete choice experiments; Elicitation format; Incentive compatibility; Order effects

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INCENTIVE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADE-OFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876122653     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2012.00612.x     Document Type: Article

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