Background Latent class analysis (LCA) has been increasingly used to explore preference
heterogeneity, but the literature has not been systematically explored and hence best …

Biomass combustion with traditional cookstoves causes substantial environmental and
health harm. Nontraditional cookstove technologies can be efficacious in reducing this …

We compare two approaches for estimating the distribution of consumers' willingness to pay
(WTP) in discrete choice models. The usual procedure is to estimate the distribution of the …

This paper aims to assist policy makers in formulating efficient and sustainable wetland
management policies in accordance with the Ramsar Convention and the European Union …

Despite growing attention by researchers and policy makers on the economic value of
cultural heritage sites, debate surrounds the use of adequate methods. Although choice …

Mixed-logit models are currently the state of the art in discrete-choice modelling, and their
estimation in various forms (in particular, mixing revealed-preference and stated-preference …

This paper examines the distribution of preferences among respondents to a discrete choice
experiment on the choice of general practitioner appointments. In addition to standard logit …

This paper models the relationship between income and reported well‐being using latent
class techniques applied to panel data from twelve European countries. Introducing both …

Decisions about cultural and historical heritage conservation can be contentious. Improved
insight into the economic benefits derived from preservation could be achieved through a …

A latent-class model of environmental preference groups is developed and estimated with
only the answers to a set of attitudinal questions. Economists do not typically use this type of …