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Experimental Methods and Elicitation of Values

Experimental Methods and Elicitation of Values Experimental methods are currently being extensively used to elicit subjective values for commodities and projects. Three methodological problems are not systematically addressed in this emerging literature. The first is the potential for laboratory responses to be censored by field opportunities, so that lab responses can be confounded by uncontrolled knowledge of the field; the second is the potential for subjective perceptions about field opportunities, and hence valuation responses, to be affected by the institution used to elicit values; and the third is the potential for some elicitation institutions to influence subjective perceptions of characteristics of the commodity or project being valued, and hence change the very commodity being valued. All three problems result in potential loss of control over the value elicitation process. For example, we show that censoring affects conclusions drawn in a major study of beef packaging valuation. We derive implications for experimental designs that minimize the potential effect of these methodological problems. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Experimental Economics Cambridge University Press

Experimental Methods and Elicitation of Values

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Copyright
Copyright © 2004 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
Subject
Economics; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods; Behavioral/Experimental Economics; Microeconomics; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences; Operation Research/Decision Theory
ISSN
1386-4157
eISSN
1573-6938
DOI
10.1023/b:exec.0000026975.48587.f0
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Abstract

Experimental methods are currently being extensively used to elicit subjective values for commodities and projects. Three methodological problems are not systematically addressed in this emerging literature. The first is the potential for laboratory responses to be censored by field opportunities, so that lab responses can be confounded by uncontrolled knowledge of the field; the second is the potential for subjective perceptions about field opportunities, and hence valuation responses, to be affected by the institution used to elicit values; and the third is the potential for some elicitation institutions to influence subjective perceptions of characteristics of the commodity or project being valued, and hence change the very commodity being valued. All three problems result in potential loss of control over the value elicitation process. For example, we show that censoring affects conclusions drawn in a major study of beef packaging valuation. We derive implications for experimental designs that minimize the potential effect of these methodological problems.

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Experimental Economics – Cambridge University Press

Published: Oct 21, 2004

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