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Comparing Willingness-to-Pay Estimates from Experimental Auctions with Mailed Surveys Incorporating Cheap Talk

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  • Froehlich, Eve J.
  • Carlberg, Jared G.

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Willingness-to-pay (WTP) results from experimental auctions are compared to those from cheap-talk and conventional surveys for branded beef products in Canada. It is found that while the cheap-talk survey appears to mitigate hypothetical bias compared to the conventional survey, cheap-talk survey WTP remains higher than that in experimental auctions.

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  • Froehlich, Eve J. & Carlberg, Jared G., 2007. "Comparing Willingness-to-Pay Estimates from Experimental Auctions with Mailed Surveys Incorporating Cheap Talk," 2007 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2007, Mobile, Alabama 34945, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:saeasm:34945
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.34945
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