cancer mortality risk when answering the valuation questions. We estimate the cancer VSL to be between € 1.9 and 5.7 million … in the first place). The product of these two probabilities is the unconditional cancer mortality risk. Our hypothetical …, depending on whether the (unconditional) mortality risk was reduced by lowering the chance of getting cancer, increasing the …

adults, and that apply a cancer premium. -- VSL ; Conjoint Choice Experiments ; Mortality Risk Reductions ; Cost … the effect of context on the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL), an important input into the calculation of the mortality … that there is heterogeneity in the VSL, and that such heterogeneity is primarily driven by risk characteristics and mode of …

the effect of context on the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL), an important input into the calculation of the mortality … that there is heterogeneity in the VSL, and that such heterogeneity is primarily driven by risk characteristics and mode of … benefits of environmental policies that reduce premature mortality. We define “context” broadly to include i) the cause of …

estimating WTP to reduce the risk of infertility, filling an important gap in the valuation literature and addressing a need for …

respondents. We examine how homeowners in the United Kingdom and Italy value mortality risk reductions by asking them to choose … among hypothetical variants of their home that differ in terms of mortality risks from air pollution and price. To our … find that those who face higher baseline risks, due to higher air pollution levels where they live, hold a higher VSL …

immediate risk reduction. If the risk reduction takes place 20 years from now, however, the implied VSL is about €1.26 million …We use conjoint choice questions to investigate people s preferences for income and reductions in mortality risks … permanent risk reductions, but not just any amount. Risk reductions in the nearer future are valued more highly than risk …

contingent valuation surveys that elicit the willingness to pay (WTP) for mortality risk reductions. We examine the importance of …

Economic research has developed estimates of the heterogeneity of the value of statistical life (VSL) on dimensions … such as individual age, income, immigrant status, and the nature of the risk exposure. This paper examines the empirical … evidence on the heterogeneity of VSL and explores the potential implications for the valuation of regulatory policies. EPA …

The considerable literature on the value of a statistical life (VSL) documents the wage-mortality risk tradeoffs for …. Because of the longer life expectancy for children, there have been proposals to add a premium to their VSL, which would … generate an inconsistency with revealed preference estimates of the VSL trajectory over the life cycle. The shorter life …