How experience affects our preferences for the health service we receive

Shoshana Neuman, Einat Neuman, 18 December 2007

The standard assumption in economic theory is that our preferences do not change as a result of experience. The reality, however, may be somewhat different. The authors of CEPR DP6608 examine whether and how preferences for the service they receive differ for women having their first child compared to those with experience of childbirth.

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URL: http://www.cepr.org/pubs/new-dps/dplist.asp?dpno=6608.asp
Topics: Labour markets
Tags: delivery, Discrete Choice Experiment, experience, health-care, preferences

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