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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments 1997 erstellt
Beschreibung:
This paper presents a methodology and empirical estimates from a pilot study for estimating willingness to pay for health improvements associated with reduced exposure to air pollution. The pilot study uses a rated-pair format to elicit stated preferences for various health-state attributes and costs. This approach has the advantage over other valuation approaches in that it is utility-theoretic and can elicit WTP values for a variety of health outcomes from both symptomatics and nonsymptomatics. Illustrative WTP results exemplify the flexibility and potential of this valuation approach for estimating the benefits of health improvements for a variety of policy purposes