Parental altruism and the value of avoiding acute illness: Are kids worth more than parents?

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1146-1174

  Dickie, Mark ^a   Messman, Victoria L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Benefit cost analysis; Children's health; Environmental justice; Environmental policy; Family economics; Health valuation; Morbidity valuation; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARDS; IMMUNOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ALTRUISM; CHILDREN'S HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FAMILY ECONOMICS; HEALTH VALUATIONS; MORBIDITY EVALUATIONS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

DISEASES;

ALTRUISM; HEALTH STATUS; METHODOLOGY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 18144427007     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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