TY - JOUR
T1 - Willingness to pay for mortality risk reduction associated with air pollution in São Paulo
AU - Ortiz, Ramon
AU - Markandya, Anil
AU - Hunt, Alistair
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Epidemiological studies report significant association between air pollution and cardiovascular and respiratory mortality. Governmental intervention is required to implement policies aiming to increase air quality, and cost-benefit analysis can be useful to evaluate such policies. Reductions in risks of death are arguably the most important benefit underlying air-quality policies, and therefore need to be valued in money terms. This paper presents a contingent valuation study conducted in São Paulo to estimate the population’s willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce their risk of death and the correspondent value of a statistical life (VSL). Results ranged between US$ 0.77 – US$ 6.1 million.
AB - Epidemiological studies report significant association between air pollution and cardiovascular and respiratory mortality. Governmental intervention is required to implement policies aiming to increase air quality, and cost-benefit analysis can be useful to evaluate such policies. Reductions in risks of death are arguably the most important benefit underlying air-quality policies, and therefore need to be valued in money terms. This paper presents a contingent valuation study conducted in São Paulo to estimate the population’s willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce their risk of death and the correspondent value of a statistical life (VSL). Results ranged between US$ 0.77 – US$ 6.1 million.
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UR - http://virtualbib.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/rbe/article/view/913
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-71402009000100001
U2 - 10.1590/S0034-71402009000100001
DO - 10.1590/S0034-71402009000100001
M3 - Article
SN - 0034-7140
VL - 63
SP - 3
EP - 22
JO - Revista Brasileira de Economia
JF - Revista Brasileira de Economia
IS - 1
ER -