Contributions

  • List, John A., 1968- - Contributor
  • Zhao, Jinhua, 1966- - Contributor
  • National Bureau of Economic Research - Contributor

Publication

2010 - National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

0 words, Guess

Page Count

0 pages

Physical Format

Electronic resource

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Classifications

  • LCCHB1

Description

"Evidence from laboratory experiments suggests that important disparities exist between willingness to pay (WTP) and compensation demanded for the same good. This study advances, and experimentally tests, a new explanation of the WTP/WTA disparity-a dynamic theory based on the presence of commitment costs. We find that the commitment cost theory combined with a simple behavioral anomaly is able to lend insights into the causes and severity of the WTA/WTP disparity. Further, we find that market experience attenuates the behavioral anomaly, consistent with the notion that no value disparity exists for agents with sufficient market experience"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • NBER working paper series -- working paper 16483
  • Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 16483.

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  • A dynamic explanation of the willingness to pay and willingness to accept disparityElectronic resourceNational Bureau of Economic Research2010-01-01

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