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Why have traffic fatalities declined in industrialized countries? : implications for pedestrians and vehicle occupants
Kopits, Elizabeth - 2005
occupants and pedestrians. Reduced-form approximations to these models are estimated using panel data for 32 high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522522
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Confronting "Death on Wheels" : Making Roads Safe in Europe and Central Asia
World Bank - 2009
This report provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities in addressing road safety in the Europe and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247204
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The value of mortality risk reductions in Delhi, India
Bhattacharya, Soma - 2006
"The authors interviewed commuters in Delhi, India, asking them to report their willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce their risk of dying in road traffic accidents in each of three scenarios that mirror the circumstances under which the majority of the road fatalities in Delhi occur. The WTP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522067
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Traffic fatalities and economic growth
Cropper, Maureen L. - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523400
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China : Road Traffic Safety, the Achievements, the Challenges, and the Way Ahead
World Bank - 2012
Road traffic injuries are a major but neglected global public health problem. Worldwide, the number of people killed in road traffic accidents each year is estimated at almost 1.2 million, while the number injured could be as high as 50 million. Without increased efforts and new initiatives, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552978
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Injection Safety
World Bank - 2012
Injections are one of the most common health care procedures, with some 16 billion injections administered world-wide each year. Most injections (90 to 95 percent) are given for therapeutic purposes, and only 5 to 10 percent are given for immunization. Injections are often unnecessary and are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012554827
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Valuing mortality and morbidity in the context of disaster risks
L. Cropper, Maureen - 2009
"Benefit-cost analyses of disaster risk reduction (DRR) projects are an important tool for evaluating the efficiency of such projects, and an important input into decision making. These analyses, however, often fail to monetize the benefits of reduced death and injury. The authors review the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394126
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The demographic and socio-economic distribution of excess mortality during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda
Walque, Damien de - 2009
demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide and how the excess mortality due to the conflict was distributed in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394144
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Fertility response to natural disasters : the case of three high mortality earthquakes
Finlay, Jocelyn E. - 2009
addition to the replacement effects of higher fertility following a disaster that caused high mortality, a positive fertility … response may be induced as children can be used to supplement household income. This paper analyzes three high mortality … positive fertility response to exposure to these large-scale natural disasters in addition to the response to child mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394177
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Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Beegle, Kathleen (contributor) - 2009
"Increasing adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa raises considerable concerns about the welfare of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394183