[eng] Using the spatial hedonic price method , we analyze the impact of the proximity of petrochemical parks on housing prices in the estuary area of Port-Jérôme (Seine-Maritime, France) over the period 2001-2002. The simultaneous presence of two natural assets (the Seine river and the Vernier...

[eng] The hedonic-price method is a major tool for assessing the value that households assign to the change in a natural amenity. Using transactions conducted in 2005 for coastal homes in western Brittany (France), we apply the method to estimate the value that buyers assign to the oceanside...

The aim of this article is to analyze the behavior of a consumer towards a current good whose consumption generates a health risk occurring soon after, such as a risk of food poisoning related to the presence of harmful elements. Starting from a simple model, in which the function of individual...