Abstract
Willingness to pay (WTP) estimates for novel products are needed to assess consumers' valuation of these products as well as for product adoption and optimal pricing strategies. Using experiments in a retail setting, we compare hypothetical and non-hypothetical WTP values between a Becker-DeGroot-Marshak (BDM) auction mechanism and conjoint analysis. Our results suggest that the auction WTP values are higher than conjoint analysis WTP values. Moreover, the hypothetical WTP values are higher than the non-hypothetical WTP values in both elicitation mechanisms.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 165-178 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | International Food and Agribusiness Management Review |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Auction
- Conjoint analysis
- Hypothetical
- Non-hypothetical
- Willingness-to-pay
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science
- Business and International Management