Intelligent systems sense their environment and learn from the actions they implement to
reach specific goals. They are increasingly used to support tourist information search and …

Although the factors influencing the shortage and maldistribution of health workers have
been well-documented by cross-sectional surveys, there is less evidence on the relative …

Background The application of conjoint analysis (including discrete-choice experiments and
other multiattribute stated-preference methods) in health has increased rapidly over the past …

Discrete choice experiments (DCEs) are regularly used in health economics to elicit
preferences for healthcare products and programmes. There is growing recognition that …

Abstract Background and Objectives The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of
estimating preference weights for all health states defined by the Child Health Utility 9D …

Investigation of the 'rationality'of responses to discrete choice experiments (DCEs) has been
a theme of research in health economics. Responses have been deleted from DCEs where …

Compared to many applied areas of economics, health economics has a strong tradition in
eliciting and using stated preferences (SP) in policy analysis. Discrete choice experiments …

Much of the literature on distributive preferences covers specific considerations in isolation,
and recent reviews have suggested that research is required to inform on the relative …

In contrast to the recent proliferation of studies incorporating ordinal methods to generate
health state values from adults, to date relatively few studies have utilised ordinal methods to …

Introduction The predominant method of economic evaluation is cost–utility analysis, which
uses cardinal preference elicitation methods, including the standard gamble and time trade …