Using virtual environments to study health related decisions: early results using a new effort task.
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Thomas, Stephanie
Xie, Feng
Buckley, Neil
Cameron, David
Cuff, Katherine
Feeny, David
Hurley, Jeremiah
Mestelman, Stuart
Date
2019Type
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Thomas, S. and Xie, F. and Buckley, N. and Cameron, D. and Cuff, K. and Feeny, D. and Hurley, J. et al. 2019. Using virtual environments to study health related decisions: early results using a new effort task. In: 2019 Asia-Pacific Meeting of the Economic Science Association, 24th Jan 2019, NYU Abu Dhabi.
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2019 Asia-Pacific Meeting of the Economic Science Association
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Faculty of Business and Law
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School of Economics, Finance and Property
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Abstract
This project investigates the viability of using virtual world environments for controlled laboratory investigations of health preferences and behaviours. We will observe whether participants exhibit a willingness to pay to avoid a reduction in their mobility in the virtual world. The key aim is to understand if a virtual world can provide sufficient context to prompt participants to make health related decisions and to learn more about the use of such environments.