• Title of article

    A new explanation for the WTP/WTA disparity

  • Author/Authors

    Zhao، Jinhua نويسنده , , Kling، Catherine L. نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2001
  • Pages
    -292
  • From page
    293
  • To page
    0
  • Abstract
    We propose a new explanation for the WTP/WTA disparity in experiments and surveys. Uncertainty, irreversibility and limited learning opportunities can generate commitment costs, driving a wedge between WTP and WTA. We present experimental evidence that supports our hypothesis.
  • Keywords
    Distance , Function , translation , Homotheticity , Directional
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2001
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    21807