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The demand for school meals : an analysis of stated choices by Swiss households

Filippini, Massimo ; Masiero, Giuliano ; Medici, Diego

In this paper we investigate households ’demand for school meals using a stated preferences approach. Data are collected through phone-structured interviews to 905 residents with children in the German-speaking region of Switzerland during 2007. A Poisson model with random effects is used to explore factors affecting the demand for meals at school. The results show that meals price, household...

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Shift of reference point and implications on behavioral reaction to gains and losses

Masiero, Lorenzo ; Hensher, David A.

It is widely recognized that individual decision making is subject to the evaluation of gains and losses around a reference point. The estimation of discrete choice models increasingly use data from stated choice experiments which are pivoted around a reference alternative. However, to date, the specification of a reference alternative in transport studies is fixed, whereas it is common to...

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Analyzing loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity in a freight transport stated choice experiment

Masiero, Lorenzo ; Hensher, David A.

Choice behaviour might be determined by asymmetric preferences whether the consumers are faced with gains or losses. This paper investigates loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity, and analyzes their implications on willingness to pay and willingness to accept measures in a reference pivoted choice experiment in a freight transport framework. The results suggest a significant model fit...