Methodological advances in food choice experiments and modeling: current practices, challenges, and future research directions

V Caputo, R Scarpa - Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
In recent decades, discrete choice experiment research applied to food choices has grown
rapidly. Empirical applications include investigations of consumer preferences and demand …

COVID-19 vaccine preferences in India

P Bansal, A Raj, DM Shukla, N Sunder - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

A dynamic choice model to estimate the user cost of crowding with large-scale transit data

P Bansal, D Hörcher, DJ Graham - Journal of the Royal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Efficient mass transit provision should be responsive to the behaviour of passengers.
Operators often conduct surveys to elicit passenger perspectives, but these can be …

Random taste heterogeneity in discrete choice models: Flexible nonparametric finite mixture distributions

A Vij, R Krueger - Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2017 - Elsevier
This study proposes a mixed logit model with multivariate nonparametric finite mixture
distributions. The support of the distribution is specified as a high-dimensional grid over the …

Bayesian estimation of mixed multinomial logit models: Advances and simulation-based evaluations

P Bansal, R Krueger, M Bierlaire, RA Daziano… - … Research Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Variational Bayes (VB) methods have emerged as a fast and computationally-efficient
alternative to Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods for scalable Bayesian estimation …

[HTML][HTML] Energy efficiency and heating technology investments: Manipulating financial information in a discrete choice experiment

G Lang, M Farsi, B Lanz, S Weber - Resource and Energy Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
We elicit homeowners' willingness to pay (WTP) for energy efficiency and low-carbon
technologies in the context of heating appliance replacement. We employ a within-between …

Flexible estimates of heterogeneity in crowding valuation in the New York City subway

P Bansal, R Hurtubia, A Tirachini… - Journal of choice modelling, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper aims at better understanding passenger valuation of subway crowding in New
York City. To this end, we conducted a stated preference survey with a discrete choice …

A nonparametric random effects model for the valuation of forest recreation services: An application to forest sites in Tuscany, Italy

A Pellegrini, GV Lombardi, R Scarpa… - Australian Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study assesses individuals' preferences for the use of forest sites for recreational
purposes by means of the logit‐mixed logit (LML) model. The appeal of the LML is that the …

Logit mixed logit under asymmetry and multimodality of WTP: a Monte Carlo evaluation

R Scarpa, C Franceschinis… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The logit‐mixed logit (LML) model advances choice modeling by generalizing previous
parametric and semi‐nonparametric specifications and allowing retrieval of flexible taste …

Evaluation of prospective users' choice decision toward electric two-wheelers using a stated preference survey: An Indian perspective

M Patil, BB Majumdar, PK Sahu, LT Truong - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Electric two-wheelers (E2W) can help de-carbonize transport in Indian cities. To promote
E2W as an attractive alternative compared to the conventional two-wheelers, an …