The value of mortality risk reductions in Delhi, India

"The authors interviewed commuters in Delhi, India, asking them to report their willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce their risk of dying in road traffic accidents in each of three scenarios that mirror the circumstances under which the majority of the road fatalities in Delhi occur. The WTP respo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bhattacharya, Soma
Corporate Author: World Bank
Other Authors: Alberini, Anna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C] World Bank 2006
Series:Policy research working paper
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
LEADER 01834nmm a2200265 u 4500
001 EB002097597
003 EBX01000000000000001237687
005 00000000000000.0
007 cr|||||||||||||||||||||
008 221013 ||| eng
100 1 |a Bhattacharya, Soma 
245 0 0 |a The value of mortality risk reductions in Delhi, India  |h Elektronische Ressource  |c Soma Bhattacharya, Anna Alberini, Maureen L. Cropper 
260 |a [Washington, D.C]  |b World Bank  |c 2006 
653 |a Mortality / India / Delhi / Econometric models 
653 |a Life expectancy / India / Delhi / Econometric models 
653 |a Traffic accidents / India / Delhi / Econometric models 
700 1 |a Alberini, Anna 
710 2 |a World Bank 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b WOBA  |a World Bank E-Library Archive 
490 0 |a Policy research working paper 
500 |a Includes bibliographical references. - Title from PDF file as viewed on 9/6/2006 
856 4 0 |u http://elibrary.worldbank.org/content/workingpaper/10.1596/1813-9450-3995  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 330 
520 |a "The authors interviewed commuters in Delhi, India, asking them to report their willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce their risk of dying in road traffic accidents in each of three scenarios that mirror the circumstances under which the majority of the road fatalities in Delhi occur. The WTP responses are internally valid, in the sense that WTP increases with the size of the risk reduction, income, and exposure to road traffic risks, as measured by length of commute and whether the respondent drives a two-wheeler. As a result, the "value of a statistical life" (VSL) is individuated-that is, it varies across groups of beneficiaries. For the most likely beneficiaries of road safety programs-the most highly exposed individuals-the VSL is about 150,000 PPP