Heterogeneity in Values of Morbidity Risks from Drinking Water

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-48

  Viscusi, W Kip ^a   Huber, Joel ^b   Bell, Jason ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Gastrointestinal illness; Morbidity risk; Starting point bias; Stated preference survey; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DISEASES; ITERATIVE METHODS; POTABLE WATER; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER QUALITY;

GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS; INTERVAL REGRESSION; PRICE SENSITIVITY; QUANTILE REGRESSION; STATED PREFERENCE SURVEYS; STATED PREFERENCES; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

WATER;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; MORBIDITY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; TRADE-OFF; VALUATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861001184     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-011-9517-3     Document Type: Article

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