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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Random Utility Model"”.
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Consumer Choice Among Durables: A Random Utility Model and an Application to Brazilian Households
… cannot be satisfactorily accommodated by models directly derived from the conventional, deterministic model. This study proposes an axiomatic and probabilistic framework for modelling consumer choice preferences among durables in the market and discusses its theoretical properties. The …
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Conditional, Structural and Unobserved Heterogeneity: three essays on preference heterogeneity in the design of financial incentives to increase weight loss program reach
… of preference heterogeneity in discrete choice models. The first essay uses a model of heterogeneity conditional on observed individual-specific characteristics to tailor financial incentives to enhance weight loss program participation among target demographics. Financial incentives in weight …
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The economic impact of the Writers-in-the-Schools program at UNLV: 2003
… probit methods of estimation in a theoretical Random Utility Model, the mean willingness to pay to attend the events were {dollar}6.73 and {dollar}6.75, respectively. Further, the total money spent in the different categories offered in the survey were inputted in an IMPLAN regional …
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School choice, competition and ethnic segregation in Lancashire : evidence from structural models of two-sided matching
… in the three markets, the thesis develops a random utility model for parental preferences, incorporating proximity, test scores, and preferences for ethnic peer groups. However, data on individuals’ choice of school are lacking in England, and data on pupil allocations from the NPD do not …
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Towards a Neural Measure of Value and the Modelling of Choice in Strategic Games
Neuroeconomic models take economic theory literally, interpreting hypothesized quantities as observables in the brain in order to provide insight into choice behaviour. This thesis develops a model of the neural decision process in strategic games with a unique mixed strategy equilibrium. In such …
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Revealed Preference Analysis Under Nontransitive Preferences
… preferences. The first chapter introduces the Random Preference Model (RPM), a framework similar to the Random Utility Model (RUM) designed to explain consumer choice behavior. Unlike RUM, which assumes transitive preferences often contradicted by behavioral economics, the RPM allows for …
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Three papers on the behavior modeling of the shrimp fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico
… a conditional logit and mixed logit based on Random Utility Model are run to analyze the influence of fishermen’s past choice decision on current choice (state dependence), and the fishermen’s difference in preferences (preference heterogeneity). The results show that past experience does …
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Economic Valuation of Water Quality Improvements in New Zealand
… these values. In this thesis, the travel cost random utility model and fishing choice data from the National Angling Survey are used to assess the benefits of better water quality for trout anglers in the Rotorua Lakes and a choice experiment is used to assess the benefits of cleaner streams …
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Testing transitivity using inequality-constrained inference: Transitivity, probabilistic models, and inequality-constrained inference
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01