Neural Activity Reveals Preferences without Choices

B-Tier
Journal: American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
Year: 2014
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Pages: 1-36

Authors (4)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We investigate the feasibility of inferring the choices people would make (if given the opportunity) based on their neural responses to the pertinent prospects when they are not engaged in actual decision making. The ability to make such inferences is of potential value when choice data are unavailable, or limited in ways that render standard methods of estimating choice mappings problematic. We formulate prediction models relating choices to "nonchoice" neural responses, and use them to predict out-of-sample choices for new items and for new groups of individuals. The predictions are sufficiently accurate to establish the feasibility of our approach.

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RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aejmic:v:6:y:2014:i:2:p:1-36
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
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2026-01-24