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The Expressed Preference Approach

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Theory and Methods of Economic Evaluation of Health Care

Part of the book series: Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy ((HEPP,volume 4))

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Expressed preference means that the data about WTP are not based on actual decisions, but on the preferences of individuals as expressed in hypothetical surveys. The method of measuring WTP or WTS in surveys is usually called the contingent valuation (CV) method.

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Johannesson, M. (1996). The Expressed Preference Approach. In: Theory and Methods of Economic Evaluation of Health Care. Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6822-0_6

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