Value of a statistical life in road safety: A benefit-transfer function with risk-analysis guidance based on developing country data

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 236-247

  Milligan, Craig ^a,b   Kopp, Andreas ^a   Dahdah, Said ^a   Montufar, Jeannette ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benefit transfer; Developing countries; Risk analysis; Road safety; Transport economics; Value of statistical life

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGGREGATES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RESEARCH; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

BENEFIT TRANSFER; LOW INCOME COUNTRIES; MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES; PROBABILISTIC RISK ANALYSIS; ROAD SAFETY; TRANSPORT ECONOMICS; VALUE OF A STATISTICAL LIVES; VALUE OF STATISTICAL LIVES;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; INCOME; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMANS; INCOME; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 84903130836     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.05.026     Document Type: Article

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