Developments in discounting: With special reference to future health events

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 282-297

  Cairns, John ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discount functions; Economic evaluation; Health; Stated preference; Time preference

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DISCOUNT FUNCTIONS; STANDARD CONSTANT RATE EXPONENTIAL MODEL; TIME PREFERENCE;

HEALTH;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 33746331027     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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