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A Discrete-Choice Approach to Modeling Social Influence on Individual Decision Making

Abstract

Individual decision making is commonly studied using discrete choice models. Models of this type are applied extensively to the study of travel behavior, residential location, and employment decisions, among other topics of interest. A notable characteristic of the underlying economic theory is the assumption that individuals seek to maximize utility on the basis of their personal attributes and the attributes of the alternatives available to …

Authors

Páez A; Scott DM; Volz E

Journal

Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 1055–1069

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

December 2008

DOI

10.1068/b3320t

ISSN

2399-8083