Workers receive wage premiums for jobs that carry risks to health and well-being, and
consumers buy goods that reduce risks to life and health. From their implicit or explicit …

An extensive body of theoretical and empirical work has been undertaken in the UK since
the middle of the last century on the estimation of values of safety for use in the appraisal of …

This study analyzes stated willingness to pay (WTP) for traffic safety, the use of traffic safety
equipments, and the consistency between the two. Using data from a Swedish contingent …

In 1988 the Department of Transport reviewed its valuation of a fatal casualty arising from a
road traffic accident (see IRRD 816786). As a result a valuation based on willingness to pay …

At the beginning of the 1990s the Swedish National Road Administration (SNRA) adopted
the willingness to pay (WTP) approach for estimating the benefits of safety improvements …

We report the results of a contingent valuation study for finding a conservative estimate of
the value-of-statistical-life in an urban road safety context in Sweden. We estimate the value …

In recent years there has been a re-focus on the valuation of a statistical life from the ex post
or human capital method to an ex ante willingness to pay (WTP) approach. This is in part a …

In 1988 the Department of Transport (DoT) effected a major change in the method used to
value the prevention of fatal casualties. A valuation based on Willingness-To-Pay (WTP) …

Seat belts, child safety seats, and motorcycle helmets are not used all the time by all drivers,
parents, or riders when they travel. Since the safety advantages of these types of equipment …

Estimates of the willingness to pay (WTP) for a mortality risk reduction can be used to
calculate the value of a statistical life, which is a major component in many economic …