A Replication of “Your Money, Your Life, or Your Freedom? A Discrete Choice Experiment on Trade‐Offs During a Public Health Crisis”
Binzizi Dong, Chung‐An Chen, Soojin Kim, Chih‐Wei HsiehABSTRACT
A prior experiment conducted in Italy examined how individuals navigate trade‐offs among money, life, and freedom during government‐mandated lockdowns. This study replicates that experiment across three Confucian societies: Shanghai (China), Singapore, and Taipei (Taiwan). The findings indicate that, in the aggregate sample, the preference pattern of “money > life > freedom” mirrors that reported in the original study. However, when analyzed separately, residents of Taipei show stronger preferences for income and freedom than their counterparts in Singapore and Shanghai. Conversely, Singaporeans demonstrate heightened concern regarding the loss of life. In addition to replicating previous findings, this study contributes to the field of comparative public administration by highlighting the importance of considering contextual nuances in the formulation of crisis‐management practices by public managers.