hedonics

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hedonics

(hĭ-dŏn′ĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The branch of psychology that studies pleasant and unpleasant sensations and states of mind.

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While scholars have integrated the insights of hedonics into other areas of law, no scholarship has yet done so with respect to property.

Buying happiness: property, acquisition, and subjective well-being

In practice, hedonic pricing regressions are rife with econometric problems, including collinearity between the fuel economy and other vehicle attributes, and, even more important, the possibility that that fuel economy might capture omitted car attributes that are correlated with it, which would result in biased estimates of the value of the fuel economy (Atkinson and Halvorsen, 1984; Knittel, 2011).

What is the Effect of Fuel Efficiency Information on Car Prices? Evidence from Switzerland

"The Application of a Hedonic Model to a Quality-Adjusted Price Index for Computer Processors." In Technology and Capital Formation, edited by Dale W.

Does the United States have a productivity slowdown or a measurement problem?

Valuation and Hedonic Pricing Theory In their research examining the potential value of corporate naming rights for an arena in the city of Omaha, Nebraska, Ashley and O'Hara (2001) suggested three methods to conduct naming rights valuation studies.

A valuation analysis of corporate naming rights for collegiate sport venues

In leisure tourism, hedonic experience is a popular research topic.

Exploring the impact of hedonic activities on casino-hotel visitors' positive emotions and satisfaction

Hedonic quality adjustment can account for changes in the quality (characteristics) of products that cannot be captured with the use of a matched model.

A new approach for quality-adjusting PPI microprocessors

As a final note, we conducted a hedonic study in Chino Hills, California, of a proposed underground 500 kV transmission line that included disclosure of EMF exposure.

"The Effect of High-Voltage Overhead Transmission Lines on Property Values: A Review of the Literature Since 2010"

We believe that housing price hedonics are the best tool for examining how homeowners value local amenities.

BIG DATA AND BIG CITIES: THE PROMISES AND LIMITATIONS OF IMPROVED MEASURES OF URBAN LIFE

Mueller, Anthony P (2005) The illusions of hedonics. Mises daily 7/29/2005.

Goods Inflation, Asset Inflation, and the Greatest Peacetime Inflation in the US

* Hedonics ("valence or degree of attractiveness the product commands"),

Tensions in Creative Products: Using the Value Square to Model Functional Creativity

Particular interest has focused on the spatial hedonics of disamenities, a literature stream that began in the 1990s.

Regional science at sixty: traditional topics and new directions

Psychological factors including hedonics and social influences come next, and the book ends with public health concerns associated with the issue.