Did people “buy” what was “sold”? A qualitative evaluation of a contingent valuation survey information set for gains in life expectancy

Rachel Baker; Anna Bartczak; Susan Chilton; Hugh Metcalf

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.11.043

Did people “buy” what was “sold”? A qualitative evaluation of a contingent valuation survey information set for gains in life expectancy

Rachel Baker, Anna Bartczak, Susan Chilton, Hugh Metcalf

Yunus Centre

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Abstract

A number of stated preferences studies have estimated a monetary value for the gains in life expectancy resulting from pollution control, using a Value of a Life Year (VOLY) approach. However, life expectancy gains are a complex concept and no attempt has been made, to date, to investigate peoples' understanding of what it is they are being asked to value. Past practice has been to focus on the outcome of a policy i.e. a gain to the average person of X months', providing no details on how the individual receives, or experiences this gain, a potentially important attribute to value.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	94–103
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Environmental Management
Volume	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.11.043
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014

Keywords

life expectancy
pollution control
health economics

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