Choosing (not) to choose: Uncovering intrinsic preferences for choice autonomy
BP2-STS
- Freundt, Jana Lucerne University of Applied Sciences
- Herz, Holger ORCID University of Fribourg
- Kopp, Leander University of Fribourg
- 2026
Published in:
- Journal of Public Economics. - Elsevier BV. - 2026, vol. 259, p. 105681
Preferences for Choice Autonomy
Preferences for Randomization
Preference Measurement
Dynamically Optimized Sequential Experiment
English
Personal autonomy has been argued to be fundamental to well-being and is often discussed as an important driver of economic and political behavior. However, preferences for autonomy remain poorly understood. We propose a novel elicitation method for an individual’s intrinsic preference for choice autonomy that fully controls for instrumental value benefits of choice. We show that, while a majority of subjects in our experiment display a preference for choice autonomy, a significant minority is averse to their own choice.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences économiques et sociales et du management
- Department
- Département d'économie politique
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Economics
- License
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CC BY
- Open access status
- hybrid
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105681
- ISSN 0047-2727
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/335667
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