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There have been some exciting developments in choice modeling, but
much of this work is only accessible to those attending conferences
like the International Choice Modeling Conference where researchers
from many different fields can share their work. This Handbook
brings the best of this new work to a wider audience. The editors
have convinced many of the top researchers in choice modeling to
contribute essays, and the resulting Handbook is the only reference
I know that comes close to covering the current state of the art in
choice modeling.' - David Brownstone, University of California,
Irvine, US'Choice modelling has been the focus of intensive
research activities during the last decades. This book proposes a
fantastic consolidation of these recent developments, written by
the major actors in the field, including Daniel McFadden, Nobel
Laureate. The good balance between fundamental topics and applied
considerations, as well as the coverage of area-specific aspects,
make it an exceptional reference for researchers and practitioners
interested in human choices.' - Michel Bierlaire, EPFL Lausanne,
Switzerland 'Decision-making underpins daily life, from the simple
to the complex. Neurophysiologists, psychologists and economists
have all spent decades studying decision-making from very different
perspectives. Theoretical advances in the different fields have
complementary strengths, creating the need for an integrated
approach. This book represents a milestone in bringing together
different theoretical perspectives on decision-making, setting the
foundations for exciting new multi-disciplinary approaches.' -
Scott Brown, The University of Newcastle, Australia This Handbook
provides an authoritative and in-depth overview of the essential
topics related to the increasingly important field of choice
modeling: a key tool for the understanding of behavior and used to
support decision-making across many areas such as transportation,
health economics, environmental analysis and marketing. The
Handbook of Choice Modelling, composed of contributions from senior
figures in the field, summarizes the essential analytical
techniques and discusses the key current research issues. The book
opens with Nobel Laureate Daniel McFadden calling for deeper
engagement with more behavioural and psychological fields, and this
is followed by supporting chapters on behavioural economics and
mathematical psychology. Further chapters explore the elicitation
of data and the context of observation; inter-personal variation;
the modeling of complex choice processes taking account of
heterogeneity; extending the models to deal with more complex
choices; statistical processes for the understanding of data; and
finally the practical application of these methods. A final group
of chapters discusses the research needs of specific application
areas. Offering a unique collection of contributions from many of
the top researchers in choice modeling, this Handbook provides
essential reading for academics, students and practitioners in a
wide range of areas. Contributors: M. Abou Zeid, W.L. Adamowicz,
K.W. Axhausen, M. Ben-Akiva, C. Bhat, S. Blackburn, M.C.J. Bliemer,
D.S. Bunch, P. Burge, J.R.Busemeyer, R.T. Carson, E. Cherchi, C.G.
Chorus, M. Czajkowski, A. Daly, A. de Palma, C. Eckert, F.
Feinberg, T.N. Flynn, M. Fosgerau, B. Frischknecht, K. Glenk, K.G.
Goulias, W. Greene, G.W. Harrison, D. Hensher, S. Hess, I. Inoa, A.
Karlstroem, E. Lancsar, P. Lenk, G. Loomes, J. Louviere, A.A.J.
Marley, J. Martinez-Correa, D. McFadden, J. Meyerhoff, J. de Dios
Ortuzar, R.M.Pendyala, N. Picard, A. Pinjari, T. Ribeiro, N.
Rieser-Schussler, J. Rieskamp, L.I. Rizzi, J.M. Rose, J. Swait, A.
Vij, J.L. Walker
This book contains a selection of the best theoretical and applied
papers from the inaugural International Choice Modelling
Conference. The conference was organised by the Institute for
Transport Studies at the University of Leeds and held in Harrogate,
North Yorkshire on 30 March to 1 April 2009. The conference brought
together leading researchers and practitioners from across the many
different areas in which choice modelling is a key technique for
understanding behaviour and evaluating policy. The diversity of the
field was reflected in presentations by both academics and
practitioners, coming from six continents and a variety of fields
including transport and economics. Key contributions include papers
from Professor Daniel McFadden, from the University of California,
Berkeley - Nobel Prize laureate in Economics and chief architect of
random utility modelling. The conference also included keynote
presentations by five other leading choice modellers, namely
Professor Moshe Ben-Akiva, Professor Chandra Bhat, Professor Michel
Bierlaire, Professor David Hensher, and Professor Riccardo Scarpa.
Choice modelling has been one of the most active fields in
economics over recent years. This valuable new book contains
leading contributions from academics and practitioners from across
the different areas of study where choice modelling is a key
analytical technique, drawn from a recent international
conference.Choice models explain the behavior of individuals by
quantifying their values, responses and perceptions of attributes
describing the various options (alternatives) available to them.
Policy makers and planners have long since recognised the potential
of using choice models for guidance purposes, with applications in
fields as diverse as transport analysis, healthcare,
telecommunications, public service evaluation and energy. The
unique mix of theoretical and applied chapters will appeal to
academics, students, researchers and practitioners in various
fields, as well as anyone with a general interest in the subject.
Contributors: T. Arentze, R. Batley, C. Bhat, M. Bierlaire, D.S.
Bunch, E. Cherchi, C.G. Chorus, C.F. Choudhury, A. Daly, J. de Dios
Ortuzar, B.G.C. Dellaert, M. Dix, C. Eckert, A. Enam, T. Flynn, M.
Greene, S. Hess, J.N. Ibanez, P. Iglesias, L. La Paix, J.J.
Louviere, P. Metcalfe, P.L. Mokhtarian, A. Monzon, H. Oppewal, A.
Pinjari, J.M. Rose, R. Sheldon, W. Tang, P. Vovsha, G. Wets
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