Willingness to pay for mortality risk reduction associated with air pollution in São Paulo

Ramon Ortiz, Anil Markandya, Alistair Hunt

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3-22
Number of pages20
JournalRevista Brasileira de Economia
Volume63
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2009

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Willingness to pay for mortality risk reduction associated with air pollution in São Paulo. / Ortiz, Ramon; Markandya, Anil; Hunt, Alistair.

In: Revista Brasileira de Economia, Vol. 63, No. 1, 01.2009, p. 3-22.

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Ortiz, R, Markandya, A & Hunt, A 2009, 'Willingness to pay for mortality risk reduction associated with air pollution in São Paulo', Revista Brasileira de Economia, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 3-22. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-71402009000100001
Ortiz R, Markandya A, Hunt A. Willingness to pay for mortality risk reduction associated with air pollution in São Paulo. Revista Brasileira de Economia. 2009 Jan;63(1):3-22. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-71402009000100001
Ortiz, Ramon ; Markandya, Anil ; Hunt, Alistair. / Willingness to pay for mortality risk reduction associated with air pollution in São Paulo. In: Revista Brasileira de Economia. 2009 ; Vol. 63, No. 1. pp. 3-22.
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