a small point: I would like to ask why only americans, in Robert Book`s message. We have evidence of it in Madrid and Holland. It`s not only to know if part of America`s people has a disutility. That is: if we assume only americans have this (assume that the data reveal it), other question would be: how about the rest of the world.
If we don`t care to take data to do this, there is no need to restrict the sample to Americans. Isn`t it reasonable to say that? Bests Claudio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 7:28 AM Subject: Re: In Praise of Pay Toilets > Robert Book wrote: > >I think we are leaving something out here. Many people, or at least > >many Americans, seem highly offended at the notion of having to pay to > >use a toilet. ... such people have a strong disutility > >associated with paying for the toilet, to the point that they are > >willing to pay a little extra for the goods sold at the establishment. > > Plausible, but then the question is: *why* do people have a disutility > of paying for toilets? Does this fit into any pattern of the sorts > of things people have a disutility of paying for? >
