Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers Creation-Date: 2013-05-28 Revision-Date: 2015-04-30 Number: 13-075/VIII Author-Name: Paul Koster Author-Workplace-Name: VU University Amsterdam Author-Name: Hans Koster Author-Workplace-Name: VU University Amsterdam Title: Commuters' Preferences for Fast and Reliable Travel Abstract: This discussion paper led to a publication in 'Transportation Research Part B: Methodological'
. We employ a semi-parametric estimation approach to analyse observed and unobserved heterogeneity in the value of savings in travel time and schedule delay. Our econometric approach allows for the estimation of unobserved and observed heterogeneity in preferences in a flexible way, meaning that we do not put any structure on how individual characteristics (such as income and age) relate to the value of savings in travel time and schedule delay. Using data from a stated choice experiment, we illustrate the estimation approach and find that there is substantial heterogeneity in the value of savings in travel time and schedule delay. For our data, we find that unobserved heterogeneity is more important than heterogeneity related to individual characteristics. Classification-JEL: R4, C14, C23 Keywords: local maximum likelihood, heterogeneity, scheduling, semiparametric Logit, latent class, normalised entropy criterion, value of time, value of reliability File-Url: https://papers.tinbergen.nl/13075.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Size: 3208222 bytes Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20130075