Abstract
This study presents evidence on the role of emotions in the monetary evaluation of health technologies, namely, drug-eluting stents (DES) in our case. It is shown that subjects who are very afraid of having to undergo an angioplasty are: (a) less sensitive to the size of the risk reduction provided by DES and (b) willing to pay more. The lack of scope sensitivity questions the normative validity of the responses of highly emotional subjects. We provide evidence of this effect using what we call the cognitive-emotional random utility model and the responses of a face-to-face, computer-assisted personal interview survey conducted in a representative sample of the Spanish general population (n = 1663).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 315-325 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | European Journal of Health Economics |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 24 Mar 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- monetary value
- health
- emotions