THE VALUE OF A STATISTICAL LIFE - A COMPARISON OF 2 APPROACHES

被引:35
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作者
LANOIE, P
PEDRO, C
LATOUR, R
机构
[1] École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Montréal, H3T 1V6, Québec, 5255, avenue Decelles
关键词
VALUE OF LIFE; VALUE OF SAFETY; CONTINGENT-VALUATION;
D O I
10.1007/BF01207553
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
Using an original data set, this article presents the first effort to compare systematically the values of a statistical life obtained from the two main methodologies existing in the literature-the revealed-preference approach (wage-risk analysis) and the contingent-valuation approach-applied to the same sample of individuals. A survey was conducted in the Montreal area with a questionnaire containing two series of questions: one set of contingent-valuation questions and one set of questions pertaining to the information necessary for performing a wage-risk study. The results show that the values of a statistical life obtained from each method are different from each other.
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页码:235 / 257
页数:23
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