We study the influence of the market environment in the beef industry by setting up an
experiment in which the economic setting is changed from a “market purchasing” setting to a …

We examine Nigerian preferences for the mitigation of negative impacts associated with oil
and gas production using a discrete choice experiment. We analyse the data using a …

Outliers in discrete choice response data may result from misclassification and misreporting
of the response variable and from choice behaviour that is inconsistent with modelling …

Public acceptance is vital for the widespread adoption of clean energy and battery electric
vehicles (BEVs). This study investigates the attitudes of 1,500 US residents towards BEVs …

In response to concerns about market power in the health insurance industry, many have
proposed a government run insurance plan, or “public option,” which would operate within …

There have been growing concerns about exposure to chemical pesticides in fresh fruits and
vegetables, which are an important part of a healthy diet. This study investigates consumer …

India's mass vaccination efforts have been slow due to high levels of vaccine hesitancy. This
study uses data from an online discrete choice experiment with 1371 respondents to …

In multinomial response models, idiosyncratic variations in the indirect utility are generally
modeled using Gumbel or normal distributions. This study makes a strong case to substitute …

This introduction serves the purpose to argue why all chapters of this thesis fit under the
umbrella of shrinkage estimators. To this end, the first part of this introduction briefly …

Maize cultivation in Kenya has traditionally been the dominant agricultural activity due to its
importance as a staple food crop. However, shifting climatic patterns, declining soil fertility …