Non neoclassical preferences and valuation measures: theoretical framework and empirical evidence from contingent valuation and experimental markets

Abstract

Non-market valuation measures express the subjective value of objects or services in monetary units. Based on the assumptions underlying neoclassical theory, valuation measures are linked to specific theoretical constructs and as a result, their relative magnitude can be safely predicted. However, there is accumulated evidence showing that often the empirical results falsify these predictions. For example, a substantial amount of research reports a discrepancy between people’s Willingness To Pay (WTP–the maximum price they want to pay for an object or service) and their Willingness To Accept (WTA–the minimum price they are willing to accept to sell an owned commodity or service). In this thesis, we present the four empirical valuation measures, namely Willingness To Pay (WTP), Willingness To Accept (WTA), Equivalent Loss (EL) and Equivalent Gain (EG) and their links with the neoclassical constructs of Compensating and Equivalent variation (surplus) for price (quality) changes. We then ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/36111
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/36111
ND
36111
Alternative title
Μη νεοκλασικές προτιμήσεις και μέτρα αποτίμησης: θεωρητικό υπόδειγμα και εμπειρικά αποτελέσματα έρευνας πεδίου και πειραματικής αγοράς
Author
Vassilopoulos, Achilleas (Father's name: Ilias)
Date
2015
Degree Grantor
Agricultural University of Athens
Committee members
Λαζαρίδης Παναγιώτης
Κλωνάρης Ευστάθιος
Δριχούτης Ανδρέας
Χλέτσος Θεολόγος-Μιχαήλ
Χριστόπουλος Δημήτριος
Καμπάς Αθανάσιος
Κουντούρη Φοίβη
Discipline
Social SciencesEconomics and Business
Keywords
Non-market Valuation measures; Prospect theory; Reference-dependent preferences; loss aversion; Expectations; Salient attributes; Anchoring; Contingent valuation; Experimental market; Becker-DeGroot-Marschak (BDM) mechanism
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
xviii, 282 σ., im., tbls., fig., ch., ind.
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