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Conditional Logit Model (McFadden)

The Conditional Logit Model, introduced by Daniel McFadden in 1974, is a discrete-choice econometric model designed to explain an individual's selection among a finite set of mutually exclusive alternatives. Unlike multinomial logit, it uses covariates that vary across alternatives — such as price, travel time, or product attributes — making it ideally suited for revealed-preference studies in transportation, marketing, and labor economics.

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Sources

  1. McFadden, D. (1974). Conditional logit analysis of qualitative choice behavior. In P. Zarembka (Ed.), Frontiers in Econometrics (pp. 105–142). Academic Press. ISBN: 978-0-12-776150-3

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