Objectives. Cost-utility analysis in which health benefits are quantified in terms of quality-
adjusted life-years (QALYs) has now become the standard type of cost-effectiveness …

The value of mortality risk reductions, conventionally expressed as the value per statistical
life, is an important determinant of the net benefits of many government policies. US …

Since the first edition of The Psychology of Risk there have been enormous macro-economic
and socio-political changes globally-the chaos in the world banking system and the financial …

Various attempts have been made to amalgamate the concepts of intrinsic value and
ecosystem services, often with a stop-over at the economic concept of existence value …

As traditionally conducted, benefit-cost analysis is rooted in neoclassical welfare economics,
which, in its most simplified form, assumes that individuals act rationally and are primarily …

A model describing parents' preferences to relieve their own and their children's acute
illnesses is estimated using stated-preference data. Estimated marginal rates of substitution …

Regulations designed to increase homeland security often require balancing large costs
against highly uncertain benefits. An important component of these benefits is the reduced …

Providing a healthy school environment is a priority for child health. The aim of this study is
to develop a methodology that allows quantification of the potential economic benefit of …

In the context of the recent recalls of contaminated pet food and lead‐painted toys in the
United States, we examine patterns of risk perceptions and decisions when facing consumer …

A case study has been performed which involved the full chain assessment from policy
drivers to health effect quantification of lead exposure through locally produced food on loss …