A new stated preference technique is developed and tested. In an interactive computerized survey, respondents move continuous sliders to choose levels of environmental attributes. The total cost of the combination of attributes chosen is calculated according to a preprogrammed cost function, and continuously updated and displayed. Each registered choice reveals the respondent’s marginal willing...

background: health workforce shortages in rural and remote areas are a global challenge that almost every health system has to deal with. this study aimed to discover neurosurgeons’ job preferences and propose policy interventions that could possibly increase their retention in rural, remote, or underserved areas. methods: a discrete choice experiment (dce) was conducted in november 2014 with a...

Waiting at ramp meters and traveling on freeways were tested using a computer administered stated preference (CASP) survey and a virtual experience stated preference (VESP) method employing a driving simulator. The selections varied in the number of minutes waiting at a ramp meter with vehicle speed once on the freeway. The subjects ranked the selections in order of preference. The results were...