@article{ref1,
title="Public choice about the value of a statistical life for cost-benefit analyses - The case of road safety",
journal="Journal of transport economics and policy",
year="2004",
author="Dionne, Ginette and Lanoie, P",
volume="38",
number="5 Pt 2",
pages="247-274",
abstract="Cost-benefit analysts involved in evaluating projects influencing the risk of death and injury have access to a wide group of studies that provide a large range of estimates of the value of a statistical life. It is a difficult task to pick the right estimate. This paper discusses the potential avenues available to analysts looking for values of a statistical life to be used in cost-benefit analyses of projects involving changes in road safety. First, it discusses the relevance of looking for an original set of estimates involving a new study and the collection of new data. Second, if the time or the resources necessary to conduct a new study are not available, an analytical framework that allows a choice of estimates is offered. Another contribution of this paper is to present an up-to-date survey of studies on the value of a statistical life.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-5258",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}