Benevolence and the value of road safety

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 286-293

  Andersson, Henrik ^a,b   Lindberg, Gunnar ^b  

^a TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b Swedish National Rd and Transport Research Institute ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Altruism; Road traffic; Safety; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; SAFETY DEVICES;

ALTRUISM; CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; ROAD SAFETIES; ROAD-TRAFFIC; SAFETY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ROADS AND STREETS;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CAR DRIVING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALTRUISM; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BENEFICENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 60549094003     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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