Replication data for: Truth in Consequentiality: Theory and Field Evidence on Discrete Choice Experiments

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Project Citation:

Vossler, Christian A., Doyon, Maurice, and Rondeau, Daniel. Replication data for: Truth in Consequentiality: Theory and Field Evidence on Discrete Choice Experiments. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2012. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114400V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper explores methodological issues surrounding the use of discrete choice experiments to elicit values for public goods. We develop an explicit game theoretic model of individual decisions, providing conditions under which surveys with a single binary choice question, or sequence of binary choice questions, are incentive-compatible. We complement the theory with a framed field experiment, with treatments that span the spectrum from incentive-compatible, financially binding decisions to decisions with no direct financial consequences. The results suggest truthful preference revelation is possible, provided that participants view their decisions as having more than a weak chance of influencing policy. (JEL C83, C93, H41, Q23)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Revealed Preferences; Discrete Choice Experiment; Stated Preferences; Mechanism Design Theory; External Validity

JEL Classification:
      C83 Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
      C93 Field Experiments
      H41 Public Goods
      Q23 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Forestry

Geographic Coverage: Quebec, Canada

Time Period(s): 2009 – 2009

Universe: Sample of adults living in or near Quebec City.

Data Type(s): survey data; experimental data

Collection Notes: Controlled experiment conducted at a central location outside a university. Subjects were volunteers who were paid for their participation, in part based on their decisions in the experiment.

Methodology

Data Source: Primary experiment and survey data collected by the authors.

Unit(s) of Observation: Individuals,

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