The Value of Statistical Life : A Contingent Investigation in China

The Value of Statistical Life : A Contingent Investigation in China

Economic analyses of development projects and policies often involve assigning an economic value to changes in the risk of loss of human life. A typical term used in the economic analyses is the value of statistical life, which reflects the aggrega...

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Main Authors: Wang, Hua, He, Jie
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ABATEMENT
ADULT HEALTH
AGED
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
AIR QUALITY
BENCHMARK
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
BIG CITIES
BORROWING
BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
CANCER
CONSUMER SURPLUS
CONTINGENT VALUATION
CONTINGENT VALUATION METHOD
CORRECT ESTIMATES
DEMAND CURVES
DEMOGRAPHICS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DICHOTOMOUS CHOICE
DURABLE GOODS
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMICS
ELASTICITY
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
EXPECTED UTILITY
EXPECTED VALUE
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FAMILY INCOME
FEMALE MORTALITY
FUNCTIONAL FORMS
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH IMPACT
HEALTH RISKS
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOSPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN HEALTH
HUMAN LIFE
ILLNESS
INCENTIVE EFFECTS
INCOME
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAND ECONOMICS
LEVELS OF MORTALITY
MARGINAL VALUE
MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION
METAANALYSIS
METHOD CHOICES
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
MORTALITY REDUCTION
MORTALITY RISK
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
PATIENTS
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY CHANGE
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION REDUCTION
PREMATURE DEATH
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE INCREASES
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SERVICES
RESPECT
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
RISK OF DEATH
RURAL AREAS
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SEX
SIDE EFFECTS
SMOKING
SOCIAL SECURITY
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
TRADEOFFS
TRANSPORTATION
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
UTILITY FUNCTION
WAGES
WEALTH
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
WORKERS
WTP
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