Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/76004 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 668
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
We present results for two contingent valuation surveys conducted in Hamilton, Canada and the US to elicit WTP for mortality risk reductions. We find similar Value of Statistical Life estimates across the two studies, ranging from USD 930,000 to USD 4.8 million (2000 US dollars). WTP increases with risk reduction size, but varies little with respondent age: individuals aged over 70 years hold WTP values approximately one-third lower than other respondents. Respondent health status has limited effect on WTP. These results provide little or no evidence for adjusting VSL estimates used in policy analyses for the affected population's age or health status.
Subjects: 
value of a statistical life
mortality risks
benefit-cost analysis
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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