1997 NSF Preference Elicitation Symposium

• "Rationality for Economists," by Daniel McFadden (keynote address). Abstract [ascii]; paper is in [Postscript] or [PDF].

• "An Overview of Revealed Preference," by Hal Varian. Abstract [ascii]; paper is in [Postscript] or [PDF].

• "Measuring Constructed Preferences," by John W. Payne, with James Bettman and David Schkade. Abstract [ascii]. Presentation slides are available in [Postscript] or in [PDF] format.

• "Economic Survey Response Behavior: Experiments Using a Virtual Laboratory," by Harish Chand. Abstract [ascii]. Please visit the Virtual Laboratory!

• "Using Dollars as a Response Scale: Magnitude Estimation without a Standard," Daniel Kahneman. Abstract [ascii]. Presentation slides are available in [Postscript] or [PDF] format.

• "Using Elicited Choice Expectations to Predict Choice Behavior in Specified Scenarios," by Charles F. Manski. Abstract [ascii]; paper is in [Postscript or [PDF ].

• "Construal Processes in Preference Assessment," by Baruch Fischhoff, Shane Frederick, and Ned Welch. Abstract [ascii].

• "Stated Preference Questions: Context and Optimal Response," by Theodore Groves, Richard Carson, and Mark Machina. Abstract [ascii]. Paper is in [Postscript or [PDF].

• "Wouldn't It Be Nice? Predicting Future Feelings," by George F. Loewenstein and David Schkade. Abstract (ascii). Paper is in [Postscript] or or PDF].

• "Preference Elicitation Responses," by Richard Carson, Theodore Groves, and Mark Machina. Abstract [ascii].

• "Question Format and Anchoring Effects on the Elicitation of House Value and Checking Account Value," by Michael Hurd. Abstract [ascii].

• "The Effects of Financial Incentives in Economics Experiments," by Colin Camerer and Robin Hogarth. Abstract [ascii].

• "Econometric Estimation of Rank Ordering Data from Stated Preference Surveys," by Clifford Winston and John Calfee. Abstract [ascii]. Paper is in [Postscript ] or [PDF].

• "Mixed Logit: An Overview with Applications," by Kenneth Train. [Abstract (ascii)].

• "Joint Mixed Logit Models of Stated and Revealed Preferences for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles," by David Brownstone. Abstract [ascii]. Paper is in [Postscript] or [PDF].

• "Methods to Estimate Discrete Choice Models with Stated and Revealed Preferences," by Moshe Ben-Akiva and Taka Morikawa. Abstract [ascii].

• "Credibility of Information Sources and the Formation of Individuals' Option Prices for Climate Change Mitigation," by Trudy Cameron. Paper is in [Postscript] or [PDF]. Note: Results obtained in the last month have made the posted paper (above) obsolete--specifications have changed substantially.

• "Preference Parameters and Behavioral Heterogeneity: An Experimental Approach in the Health and Retirement Study," by Miles Kimball, Matthew Shapiro, Thomas Juster, and Robert Barsky. [Abstract (ascii)]. Paper is in [Postscript: paper, tables, and figure (gif)] or [PDF: paper, tables, and figure (gif)].

• "Estimating a Cardinal Attribute from Ordered Categorical Responses Subject to Noise," by Miles Kimball and Matthew Shapiro. Abstract [ascii)]. Paper is in [Postscript: paper, tables, and figure] or [PDF: paper, tables, and figure].

• "The Role of Conditioning Information in Reports of Subjective Phenomena," by Jeff Dominitz. Abstract [ascii]. Paper is in [Postscript] or [PDF].

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