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Comparing the validity of the payment card and structured haggling willingness to pay methods: The case of a diabetes prevention program in rural Kenya

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  • Kangethe, Anne
  • Franic, Duska M.
  • Corso, Phaedra S.

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The objective of this study was to compare the theoretical validity of two willingness-to-pay (WTP) methods, the commonly used payment card (PC) and the recently developed structured haggling (SH), for estimating the potential benefits of a diabetes prevention program in rural Kenya.

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  • Kangethe, Anne & Franic, Duska M. & Corso, Phaedra S., 2016. "Comparing the validity of the payment card and structured haggling willingness to pay methods: The case of a diabetes prevention program in rural Kenya," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 169(C), pages 86-96.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:169:y:2016:i:c:p:86-96
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.09.018
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