Highlights
Preferences for testing are analyzed in early stages of a pandemic in Latin America.
Testing preferences were elicited using a web-based, contingent valuation survey.
Measures corrected for uncertainty indicate a willingness to pay of USD 45 per test.
Test cost, income, and concern are determinants of test intentions.
Price sensitivity of test intentions increases with age and decreases with concern.
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