We examine entry decisions in first-price and English clock auctions with participation costs. Potential bidders observe their value and report maximum willingness to pay (WTP) to participate. Entry occurs if revealed WTP (weakly) exceeds the randomly drawn participation cost. While payoffs are higher in English clock auctions, we find no corresponding difference in WTP between auction formats,...

As we begin a new year and new work with the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), we are thrilled to see our PTR Year Two: Implementation Communities’ teams get their project work up and running. Designed to transform student outcomes and share their innovations and successes with their colleagues across the state, these grassroots teams are using their data and evidence-based practices to ...

Business process design is primarily driven by process improvement objectives. However, the role of control objectives stemming from regulations and standards is becoming increasingly important for businesses in light of recent events that led to some of the largest scandals in corporate history. As organizations strive to meet compliance agendas, there is an evident need to provide systematic ...

This study applies data from a web-based survey conducted in mainland China to examine the determinants of consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for seven different product categories awarded with China Environmental Label and compare the mean WTP estimates among these categories. The Interval Regression method is used for estimation. The results indicate that Chinese consumers who regard environ...

BACKGROUND Substantial research has focused on patients' health information-seeking behavior on the Internet, but little is known about the variables that may predict patients' willingness to undergo online treatment and willingness to pay additionally for online treatment. OBJECTIVE This study analyzed sociodemographic variables, psychosocial variables, and variables of Internet usage to pre...

Background To date no one has examined the quality of life and direct costs of care in treating early stage breast cancer with adjunct intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) versus external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) over the life of the patient. As well no one has examined the effects of radiation exposure with both therapies on the longer term sequelae. The purpose of this analysis was to...

et al. Helicobacter pylori ''test and treat'' or endoscopy for managing dyspepsia: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Q In patients with dyspepsia, how cost effective is initial management with prompt endoscopy compared with a test and treat approach for inducing resolution of symptoms? METHODS Data sources: a randomised controlled trial (RCT) register established by the Dyspepsia Trials...

Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies. Abstract This paper presents an application of the contingent valuation method (CVM) and choice experiments (CEs). We examine consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for different health risk reduction levels of Salmonellosis and Campylobacteriosi...