The
amount
of
money
individuals
were
willing
to
accept
(WTA)
discontinue
using
prominent
Chinese
social
media
platforms
(WeChat/QQ),
the
willingness
pay
(WTP)
for
these
platforms,
as
well
WTA/WTP
disparities
investigated
in
between-groups
and
within-subjects
design
studies
examine
their
existence,
size,
psychological
correlates
form
personality
use
habits.
Individuals
recruited
at
universities
three
separate
surveys.
For
investigations,
four
samples
extracted:
WTA
WTP
investigations
context
WeChat
QQ.
completed
items
on
WeChat/QQ,
Big
Five
Inventory,
time
spent
short
Bergen
Social
Media
Addiction
Scale.
Two
providing
data
QQ,
respectively,
extracted.
Across
study
designs
both
QQ
we
found
evidence
high
lower
scores,
thus,
large
disparities.
Individual
differences
negatively
associated
with
Openness
across
platforms.
results
reveal
a
generally
low
acceptance
use,
which
is
important
against
background
discussions
monetary
payment
models.
Moreover,
complex
interplay
between
individual
characteristics,
characteristics
service,
how
why
service
used
seem
underly
disparity.
Finally,
methodological
implications
present
forthcoming
assessing
valuation
(WTA,
WTP)
are
discussed.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
106(4), P. 1435 - 1453
Published: Feb. 20, 2024
Abstract
This
article
investigates
the
effectiveness
of
lottery
incentive
schemes
for
eliciting
consumer
valuations
in
large‐scale
online
experiments.
We
implement
a
fully
incentivized
condition
within
geographically
dispersed
sample
consumers
which
bids
Criollo
steak
elicited
by
Becker‐DeGroot‐Marschak
mechanism
are
realized
with
certainty
and
products
priority
shipped
dry‐ice
coolers.
The
is
compared
to
between‐subject
random
schemes,
only
fraction
subjects
realize
their
choices.
tested
two
treatments
10%
probability
framed
as
percentage
or
an
absolute
number
subjects,
one
treatment
1%
probability,
purely
hypothetical
reference
condition.
results
reveal
that
payment
probabilities
effective
statistically
indistinguishable
from
scheme.
In
addition
finding
insignificant
statistical
differences
between
scheme,
all
conditions
mitigate
bias,
resulting
lower
product
than
contribute
novel
methodological
framework
conducting
experiments
diverse
representative
increasing
external
validity
producing
reliable
while
significantly
reducing
financial
logistic
constraints.
Acta Psychologica,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
223, P. 103462 - 103462
Published: Jan. 11, 2022
The
amount
of
money
individuals
were
willing
to
accept
(WTA)
discontinue
using
prominent
Chinese
social
media
platforms
(WeChat/QQ),
the
willingness
pay
(WTP)
for
these
platforms,
as
well
WTA/WTP
disparities
investigated
in
between-groups
and
within-subjects
design
studies
examine
their
existence,
size,
psychological
correlates
form
personality
use
habits.
Individuals
recruited
at
universities
three
separate
surveys.
For
investigations,
four
samples
investigated:
WTA
WTP
investigations
context
WeChat
QQ.
completed
items
on
WeChat/QQ,
Big
Five
Inventory,
time
spent
short
Bergen
Social
Media
Addiction
Scale.
Two
providing
data
QQ,
respectively,
investigated.
Across
study
designs
both
QQ
we
found
evidence
high
comparatively
low
scores,
thus,
large
disparities.
Individual
differences
negatively
associated
with
Openness
across
platforms.
results
reveal
a
generally
acceptance
use,
which
is
important
against
background
discussions
monetary
payment
models.
Moreover,
complex
interplay
between
individual
characteristics,
characteristics
service,
how
why
service
used
seems
underly
disparity.
Finally,
methodological
implications
present
forthcoming
assessing
valuation
(WTA,
WTP)
are
discussed.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 12, 2025
Abstract
Nonclassical
measurement
error
threatens
the
validity
of
empirical
economic
models.
We
examine
extent
to
which
land
value
measures
that
are
commonly
used
in
studies
US
farmland
market
subject
nonclassical
error.
consider
differences
county‐level
values
from
two
popular
data
sources:
(1)
self‐reported
assessments
2017
Census
Agriculture
and
(2)
observed
sales
prices
agricultural
transactions
(2013–2017).
find
difference
between
these
sources,
we
interpret
as
error,
is
correlated
with
multiple
determinants
value.
Farmland
characteristics,
including
size,
negatively
related
this
difference,
implying
more
information
a
allows
respondents
better
update
their
priors
about
land's
Survey
also
slow
areas
rapid
recent
price
changes.
Surprisingly,
be
climate.
To
illustrate
implications,
conduct
Ricardian
analysis
climate
change
impacts
temperature,
particular,
differentially
capitalized
into
estimates
prices.
Under
certain
specifications,
using
generates
damage
pessimistic
but
ultimately
not
significantly
different
those
However,
regional
heterogeneity
highlights
where
significant,
namely
northern
half
eastern
United
States.
More
generally,
our
findings
highlight
important
considerations
for
researchers
relying
on
alternative
sources.
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. e0261372 - e0261372
Published: Jan. 19, 2022
A
popular
strategy
for
mitigating
climate
change
is
to
persuade
or
incentivize
individuals
limit
behaviors
associated
with
high
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
In
this
study,
adults
in
the
mid-Atlantic
United
States
bid
an
auction
receive
compensation
eliminating
beef
consumption
limiting
vehicle
use.
The
incentivized
participants
reveal
their
true
costs
of
accepting
these
limits
periods
ranging
from
one
week
year.
Compliance
conditions
was
confirmed
via
a
random
field
audit
behavioral
changes.
estimated
median
abatement
were
greater
than
$600
per
tCO2e
and
$1,300
use,
values
much
higher
price
carbon
offsets
most
estimates
social
cost
carbon.
Although
may
decline
over
time
experience
broader
adoption,
they
imply
that
policies
encourage
innovations
reduce
behavior
change,
such
as
meat
alternatives
emission-free
vehicles,
be
more
fruitful
those
