Estimating the willingness to pay and value of risk reduction for car occupants in the road environment

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 692-707

  Hensher, David A ^a   Rose, John M ^a   Ortúzar, Juan de Dios ^b   Rizzi, Luis I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Car drivers; Fatalities; Injuries; Stated choice; Value of risk reduction; Value of statistical life; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

LOGISTIC REGRESSION; ROADS AND STREETS;

CAR DRIVER; FATALITIES; INJURIES; STATED CHOICE; VALUE OF RISK REDUCTIONS; VALUE OF STATISTICAL LIVES; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

RISK PERCEPTION;

DECISION MAKING; ESTIMATION METHOD; INJURY; LOGIT ANALYSIS; ROAD TRANSPORT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 67650732335     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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