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Mutual Altruism: Evidence from Alzheimer Patients and Their Spouse Caregivers

In: Preference Measurement in Health

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  • Markus König
  • Christian Pfarr
  • Peter Zweifel

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Keywords: Willingness-to-pay, dementia, altruism, C93, D03, I10

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  • Markus König & Christian Pfarr & Peter Zweifel, 2014. "Mutual Altruism: Evidence from Alzheimer Patients and Their Spouse Caregivers," Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, in: Preference Measurement in Health, volume 24, pages 141-160, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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    DOI: 10.1108/S0731-219920140000024004
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    willingness-to-pay; dementia; altruism; c93; d03; i10;
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    • C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General

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