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. 2009 Sep;28(5):1018-27.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.06.010. Epub 2009 Jun 25.

When are person tradeoffs valid?

Jason N Doctor  1 , John Miyamoto, Han Bleichrodt
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When are person tradeoffs valid?

Jason N Doctor et al. J Health Econ. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

The person tradeoff (PTO) is commonly used in health economic applications. However, to date it has no theoretical basis. The purpose of this paper is to provide this basis from a set of assumptions that together justify the most common applications of the PTO method. Our analysis identifies the central assumptions in PTO measurements. We test these assumptions in an experiment, but find only limited support for the validity of the PTO.

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