Survey response bias and the 'privacy paradox': evidence from a discrete choice experiment

• Published in: Applied economics letters Vol. 28; no. 8; pp. 625 - 629
• Main Authors: Glasgow, Garrett, Butler, Sarah, Iyengar, Samantha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 04.05.2021; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: Attributes; Between-subjects design; Bias; Discrete choice; Economic analysis; Economic theory; Economics; Experiments; mixed logit; Personal information; Polls & surveys; Prices; Privacy; Respondents; Response bias; survey experiment; Value; Willingness to pay; Within-subjects design

The discrepancy between the stated and revealed value of personal information is frequently referred to as the 'privacy paradox.' We test for evidence that survey response bias contributes to the privacy paradox through a discrete choice survey experiment based on hypothetical ride-hailing...