A hybrid choice model with a nonlinear utility function and bounded distribution for latent variables: application to purchase intention decisions of electric cars

J Kim, S Rasouli, H Timmermans - Transportmetrica A: Transport …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The hybrid choice model (HCM) provides a powerful framework to account for heterogeneity
across decision-makers in terms of different underlying latent attitudes. Typically, effects of …

Development of evacuation models for moderate seismic zones: A case study of Montreal

U Tamima, L Chouinard - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2016 - Elsevier
The objectives of this work is develop an innovative multidisciplinary methodology to
estimate shelter needs and evacuation scenarios in the event of a major earthquake in a …

Correcting for endogeneity due to omitted attitudes: Empirical assessment of a modified MIS method using RP mode choice data

A Fernández-Antolín, CA Guevara… - Journal of choice …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper we extend the Multiple Indicator Solution (MIS) so that it can also be used to
account for endogeneity when there are interactions between observed and unobserved …

[HTML][HTML] Safety perception in transportation choices: progress and research lines

L Márquez - Ingeniería y competitividad, 2016 - scielo.org.co
The contribution of human factors in traffic accidents has been widely acknowledged in road
safety research globally. Although there is sufficient evidence linking the individual behavior …

The impact of latent risk preferences on valuing the preservation of threatened lynx populations in P oland

A Bartczak, P Mariel, S Chilton… - Australian Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A recent innovation in stated preference environmental valuation surveys is to acknowledge
uncertainty associated with scientific predictions about ecological outcomes, complexity of …

Personality traits and environmental choices: On the search for understanding

BA Farizo, D Oglethorpe, M Solino - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper we hypothesize that individuals will choose among alternative courses of action
for power generation from wind farms according to their personality profiles. Through a factor …

Exploring the choice between in-store and online shopping

B Schmid, S Schmutz… - … on Recent Advances …, 2016 - research-collection.ethz.ch
This paper aims at explaining the choice between online and in-store shopping for
experience (groceries) and search (electronic appliances) goods in Zurich, Switzerland …

Presenting traveller preference heterogeneity in the context of agency theory: understanding and minimising the agency problem

AHMM Anwar - Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper agency theory has been used to interpret traveller preference heterogeneity in
mode choice to understand agency problems. An agency problem is defined as a principal's …

Social desirability and cynicism: Bridging the attitude-behavior gap in CSR surveys

H Kuokkanen, W Sun - Emotions and organizational governance, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose Many consumer-focused corporate social responsibility (CSR) studies suggest a
positive link between the responsibility demonstrated by a company and consumers' …

A new evaluation and decision making framework investigating the elimination-by-aspects model in the context of transportation projects' investment choices

R Khraibani, A De Palma, N Picard, I Kaysi - Transport Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Transportation Elimination-by-Aspects (TEBA) framework, a new evaluation
and decision making framework (and methodology) for large transportation projects, is …