nationally representative U.S. sample of 3,585 households. Based on the average annual gastrointestinal (GI) illness risk in the … U.S. from drinking water of about 5 illnesses per 100 population, eliminating the GI risk has a median annual value per … household of $219. The considerable heterogeneity in the values arises largely from differences in attitudes towards risk and …

; Mortality Risk Reductions ; Cost-benefit Analysis ; Forced Choice Questions … pollution regulations, however, are linked to reductions in the risk of dying for cancer, heart disease, and respiratory … higher when the risk reduction is delivered by a public program, and increases with the effectiveness rating assigned by the …

The value of risks to life as measured by the risk-money trade-off plays a fundamental role in economic analyses of … health and safety risks and serves as the principal benefit measure for government risk regulation policies. The hedonic … also examines the risk-risk analysis approach and provides a comprehensive survey of the use of VSL by government agencies. …

the reduction of risks to their lives which should be used for public decisions on risk-reducing projects. They suggest to … correct observed WTP for the "dead-anyway" effect, which says that WTP increases with the level of risk to which the … satisfaction and exposure to risk of dying. Application of the test using two sets of survey data from Germany and Australia …