Measuring the value of time for methadone maintenance clients: willingness to pay, willingness to accept, and the wage rate.
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Three measures of the value of time - willingness to pay (WTP) for a reduction in travel time, willingness to accept (WTA) a monetary compensation to forgo it, and the wage rate - are evaluated and compared. WTP and WTA were estimated from the two-part regressions of time price, using contingent valuation methods with primary survey data. Systematic differences are found in comparisons of WTP and WTA with the wage rate.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Health economics
دوره 12 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003