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The value of a statistical life in Chile

Parada-Contzen, Marcela; Riquelme-Won, Andrés; … - In: Empirical Economics 45 (2013) 3, pp. 1073-1087

In this article, we estimated the value of a statistical life and the value of a statistical injury (VSI) for Chilean … hedonic log-wage equation taking into account of selection bias and endogeneity. The estimated value of a statistical life was …

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Using value of statistical life for the ex ante evaluation of transport policy options: a discussion based on ethical theory

Wee, Bert; Rietveld, Piet - In: Transportation 40 (2013) 2, pp. 295-314

acceptance of fatalities or risks in monetary terms? (2) How useful is the concept of the value of a statistical life (VOSL) for … research to underpin this expectation. The answer to question 4 is that several methods exist to estimate the value of a … statistical life (VOSL), willingness-to-pay (WTP) methods being the most common category of methods. However, several …

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Demand for health risk reductions

Cameron, Trudy Ann; DeShazo, J.R. - In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 65 (2013) 1, pp. 87-109

A choice model based on utility in a sequence of prospective future health states permits us to generalize the concept of the value of statistical life (VSL). Our representative national survey asks individuals to choose between costly risk-reducing programs and the status quo in randomized...

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Exploring heterogeneity in the value of a statistical life: Cause of death v. risk perceptions

Alberini, Anna; Ščasný, Milan - In: Ecological Economics 94 (2013) C, pp. 143-155

Most current environmental policy analyses use Value of a Statistical Life (VSL) figures inferred from workplace safety …

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The value of life and its regional difference in China

Qin, Xuezheng; Li, Lixing; Liu, Yangyang - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 5 (2013) 3, pp. 373-390

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the value of a statistical life (VSL) in China using the hedonic …

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Consistency in preferences for road safety: An analysis of precautionary and stated behavior

Andersson, Henrik - In: Research in Transportation Economics 43 (2013) 1, pp. 41-49

consistency between the two. Using data from a Swedish contingent valuation study we find that the estimated value of a … statistical life (VSL) based on the respondents' rear-seatbelt usage is similar to the estimate found using the respondents …

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The value of a statistical life in Chile

Parada-Contzen, Marcela; Riquelme-Won, Andrés; … - In: Empirical economics : a journal of the Institute for … 45 (2013) 3, pp. 1073-1087

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The value of a statistical life : some clarifications and puzzles

Sunstein, Cass R. - In: Journal of benefit-cost analysis : JBCA 4 (2013) 2, pp. 237-261

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A comment on evaluating the cost-effectiveness of armored tactical wheeled vehicles

Rohlfs, Chris; Sullivan, Ryan - In: Defence and peace economics 24 (2013) 5, pp. 485-494

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The value of life and its regional difference in China

Qin, Xuezheng; Li, Lixing; Liu, Yangyang - In: China agricultural economic review : publ. in … 5 (2013) 3, pp. 373-390

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