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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"revealed preferences"”.
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Matching Individual Environmental, Social and Governance Revealed Preferences with Investment Portfolios
… portfolios that align with investors' ESG preferences due to varying interpretations of sustainable investing and the lack of accurate information. This research shows that different ESG preferences can be measured and be represented in different investment portfolios. Using a web platform …
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Unveiling the ESG Landscape: Exploring Revealed Preferences through Archetypal Analysis of Decision-Makers in Environmental, Social, and Governance Causes
… Governance (ESG) causes. Through the concept of revealed preferences, this study offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate landscape of ESG resource allocation. The analysis is conducted through the innovative use of the ESG Machine game, offering unique insights into how individual …
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Revealing Preferences: a neuroeconometric approach to understanding decision-making behaviour
… of multiple components (bundles). We tested if preferences for bundles followed basic notions of revealed preference theory; preferences are only revealed at the time of choice and cannot be predicted by objective properties of a reward. Rather, preferences are subjective and independent of the …
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Valuing green infrastructure improvements at Musgrave Park Hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland
… study was commissioned to identify the preferences of the current and potential users of the outdoor grounds in terms of green infrastructure improvements that would address their heterogeneous needs. Stated preference and revealed preference methods were employed to estimate the …
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Designing Cognitive-Friendly Kitchens: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Visual Accessibility and Adaptive Technology for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment
… preferred cabinet features. Thematic analysis revealed preferences for dynamic glass cabinets, pull-out trays, and passive automation, validated by occupational and physical therapists. These studies demonstrate that visual accessibility reduces task burden during kitchen activities and …
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DNA binding economies
… in games, it is closer to the economic theory of revealed preferences. Our algorithms predict the effect of experimental perturbations and can be used to refine experimental hypotheses. We show that the economic approach reproduces known behavior of a genetic switch (-phage), and that it can …
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Modeling preferences for innovative modes and services : a case study in Lisbon
… systems. In this study, we evaluate the preferences for some new modes and services (one-way car rental, shared taxi, express minibus, school bus service for park and ride, and congestion pricing) in the context of Lisbon, Portugal using stated preferences (SP) techniques. The survey …
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To and fro : digital data-driven analyses of pedestrian mobility in urban spaces
… route choices of individuals through the use of revealed preferences. The study's findings suggest that pedestrians are sensitive to the presence of retail destinations and transit availability in their choice of path. Despite this, architectural and street-level design features have mixed …
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Consumer attitudes toward and preferences for local foods in Northern Ireland: Experimental and survey evidence
… investigates the consumer attitudes toward and preferences for local foods in Northern Ireland. The thesis innovates by exploring the consistency of choices in stated and revealed preferences and the possibility to nudge behaviour through persuasive communication in the context of local foods. …
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Social costing for preservation decisions : the nature, significance and elicitation of wilderness values
… land use decisions. Value concepts based on preferences offer a framework within which values can be understood and assessed. Wilderness values are thus expressed here in preference-related terms, and include human demand and spiritual values and ecological values. A taxonomy built upon these …
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Why we need to talk about preferences: A federalist proposal
… concepts of choice- and game theory, namely, preferences and beliefs. Even though 'preference' is arguably the most central concept in economics and the discipline is very explicit about the structural assumptions that preferences are supposed to satisfy, there is neither an explicit …
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Valuing ecosystem services in a green economy
… services. CONCLUSION: The combination of revealed preferences in a surrogate market as the empirical baseline for the whole suite of ecosystem services in a bioregion or Local Government Area, along with the expressed preferences of a group of experts as to the importance of each …
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Altruism and the role of affect: an investigation into the causal effects of positive emotions and its rationality on altruism
… the impact of emotions on pro-social preferences. The results show that positive emotions causes an increase in individual altruism and do not imply irrationality according to standard axiomatic frameworks in economics. This contrasts with the view of earlier investigators that …
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Three essays about housing issues in new contexts: demand for housing attributes, housing price indices, and location choices under displacement
… the estimation of housing price indices, and the revealed preferences on residential mobility and location choice. In these three essays I provide new evidence by applying well-established methods to a different spatio-cultural context, more spatial-disaggregated units, and specific constrained …