 Willingness to Pay for Reduction in Risk of Mortality due to Air Pollution in Brazil: Preliminary ResultsRamon Ortiz () Chapter 5 in Towards an Environment Research Agenda, 2004, pp 102-120 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Summary Epidemiological studies have reported significant associations between urban concentrations of air pollution and cardiovascular mortality and respiratory mortality. In this context, a governmental intervention is required to formulate policies that contribute to increase air quality, and cost-benefit analysis may be an important tool to evaluate the environmental legislation. Reductions in risk of death are arguably the most important benefit underlying environmental programmes that aim to reduce air pollution. Valuing health benefits associated with air pollution require site-specific parameters that demand a great effort of research and data collection. This study presents the several alternative methods and approaches used by environmental economists to estimate willingnessto-pay measures to reduce risks to life and presents some preliminary estimates for Brazil obtained through a contingent valuation study. Keywords: Contingent Valuation; Hedonic Price; Contingent Valuation Method; Dichotomous Choice; Human Capital Approach (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-55442-9_5 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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