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Discrete Choice Models

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Discrete choice models (DCM) have been essential in modeling agents' decision-making behavior. Empirical analysis in law and economics uses therefore such a method. This essay summarizes the definition and the different types of DCMs.

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  1. University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, GREDEG CNRS (Research Group on Law, Economics, and Management), Nice, France

    Patrice Bougette

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  1. Montpellier, France

    Alain Marciano

  2. Dept DiGSPES, Univ del Piemonte Orientale Dept DiGSPES, Alessandria, Italy

    Giovanni Battista Ramello

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Bougette, P. (2016). Discrete Choice Models. In: Marciano, A., Ramello, G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_142-1

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