
Do People Always Pay Less Than They Say? Testbed Laboratory Experiments With IV and HG Values
Jacquemet, Nicolas; Joule, Robert-Vincent; Luchini, Stéphane; Shogren, Jason F. (2011), Do People Always Pay Less Than They Say? Testbed Laboratory Experiments With IV and HG Values, Journal of Public Economic Theory, 13, 5, p. 857-882. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9779.2011.01522.x
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2011Journal name
Journal of Public Economic TheoryVolume
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Hypothetical bias is a long-standing issue in stated preference and contingent valuation studies—people tend to overstate their preferences when they do not experience the real monetary consequences of their decision. This view, however, has been challenged by recent evidence based on the elicitation of induced values (IV) in the lab and homegrown (HG) demand function from different countries. This paper uses an experimental design to assess the extent and relevance of hypothetical bias in demand elicitation exercises for both induced (IV) and homegrown (HG) values. For testbed purpose, we use a classic second-price auction to elicit preferences. Comparing the demand curve we elicit in both, hypothetical bias unambiguously (i) vanishes in an IV, private good context and (ii) persists in HG values elicitation context. This suggests hypothetical bias in preference elicitation appears to be driven by “preference formation” rather than “preference elicitation.” In addition, companion treatments highlight two sources of the discrepancy observed in the HG setting: the hypothetical context leads bidders to underestimate the constraints imposed by their budget limitations, whereas the real context creates pressure leading them to bid “zero” to opt out from the elicitation mechanism. As a result, there is a need for a demand elicitation procedure that helps subjects take the valuation exercise sincerely, but without putting extra pressure on them.Subjects / Keywords
Auctions; Demand revelation; Experimental valuation; Hypothetical biasRelated items
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