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Main Title Self protection and averting behavior, values of statistical lives, and benefit cost analysis of environmental policy /
Author Blomquist, Glenn C.
Publisher National Center for Environmental Economics,
Year Published 2003
OCLC Number 57244851
Subjects Environmental risk assessment--United States ; Health risk assessment--United States ; Environmental policy--Cost effectiveness
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EJBR EPAAUX HC79.E5N386 2003-2 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 03/27/2020
EJBR EPAAUX HC79.E5N386 2003-02 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 04/03/2020
Collation 47 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Notes "March, 2003." Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Notes Individuals can be observed in a variety of activities that affect their health and safety. Protective behavior is evident in motorist choice of automobile type, safety equipment such as seat belts, and speed of travel. Choices concerning safety helmets, cigarette smoking and installation of fire alarms change risks of death that individuals experience. Choice of residence when housing markets encompass Superfund sites influences the amount of risk that individuals face. Visits to health clinics for preventive care can reduce risks to health. The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first purpose is to review studies which estimate values of mortality risks based on the tradeoffs which individual consumers make. The second purpose is to assess how useful the estimates are for BCA of environmental policy and suggest directions for future research.
Place Published Washington, D.C.
Corporate Au Added Ent National Center for Environmental Economics (U.S.)
Title Ser Add Ent Working paper series (National Center for Environmental Economics) ; 2003-02.
PUB Date Free Form 2003
Series Title Untraced Working paper series ; 2003-02
BIB Level m
Medium unmediated
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OCLC Time Stamp 20200326070026
Language eng
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OCLC Rec Leader 02607cam 2200421Ia 45010