How Sensitive Are Retirement Decisions to Financial Incentives: A Stated Preference Analysis We study effects of financial incentives on the retirement age using stated preference data. Dutch survey respondents were given hypothetical retirement scenarios describing age(s) of (partial and full) retirement and replacement rate(s). A structural model is estimated in which utility is the discounte...

This paper investigates ways to obtain consumer preferences for technology products to help designers identify the key attributes that contribute to a product’s market success. A case study of residential photovoltaic panels is performed in the context of the California, USA market within the 2007-2011 time span. First, interviews are conducted with solar panel installers to gain a better under...

It has been argued that preferences for the sex of children would be small or non‐existing in relatively gender equal societies. However, previous studies have suggested that a stronger preference for having daughter exists in Scandinavian countries, which are frequently noted for being among the most gender equal societies in the world. Combining new register data on birth rates by sex of the ...

BACKGROUND Conflicting evidence exists about how patients would like their doctors to dress. This is complicated by new evidence showing elements of common physician attire (white coat or ties) can be contaminated with pathogens. METHODS We conducted a survey on a convenience sample of adult patients in three academic primary care offices in South Carolina and Ohio during the summer of 2010. ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a ranking of knowledge management and intellectual capital academic journals. Design/methodology/approach – A revealed preference, also referred to as citation impact, method was utilized. Citation data were obtained from Google Scholar by using Harzing’s Publish or Perish tool. The h-index and the g-index were employed to develop a ranking list...

This paper reports on a stated preference study of exurban Rhode Island residents that assessed the relative attractiveness of a variety of commercial and recreational land uses. Focus group participants and town planners proclaimed a demand for certain commercial developments such as grocery stores and fine-dining restaurants, but survey respondents generally exhibit a strong preference for no...