The Value of a Statistical Life in Transport: Findings from a New Contingent Valuation Study in Sweden |
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| Authors: | Persson Ulf Norinder Anna Hjalte Krister Gralén Katarina |
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| Institution: | (1) IHE, The Swedish Institute for Health Economics, Box 2127, SE-220 02 Lund, Sweden;(2) Department of Technology and Society, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund University, Sweden;(3) IHE, The Swedish Institute for Health Economics, Lund;(4) Department of Economics, Lund University, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | This article presents the results of a contingent valuation study from Sweden aimed at estimating the value of a statistical life (VOSL) in road traffic safety. Data on respondents' own subjective risk was collected by use of visual aids presented in a mail questionnaire. The relationship between willingness-to-pay (WTP) and absolute risk reduction was estimated by using a non-linear, least absolute deviation estimation method. This study generated an income-adjusted VOSL of SEK22.3 million (US$2.6 million). Analysis of WTP's sensitivity to probability variation indicates that in future studies, valuing risk reductions in road traffic, the magnitude of absolute risk and relative risk reductions to consider should be in perceptible range. On addition it should also be possible for respondents to compare the magnitudes of different risk reductions. |
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| Keywords: | contingent valuation embedding risk reduction value of statistical life willingness-to-pay |
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