Combining sources of preference data

Abstract This paper brings together several research streams and concepts that have been evolving in random utility choice theory: (1) it reviews the literature on stated preference (SP) elicitation methods and introduces the concept of testing data generation process invariance across SP and revealed preference (RP) choice data sources; (2) it describes the evolution of discrete choice models within the random utility family, where progressively more behavioural realism is being achieved by relaxing strong assumptions on the role of the variance structure (specifically, heteroscedasticity) of the unobserved effects, a topic central to the issue of combining multiple data sources; (3) particular choice model formulations incorporating heteroscedastic effects are presented, discussed and applied to data. The rich insights possible from modelling heteroscedasticity in choice processes are illustrated in the empirical application, highlighting its relevance to issues of data combination and taste heterogeneity.

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