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Benevolence and the value of road safety

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Andersson, Henrik () (VTI)
Lindberg, Gunnar () (VTI)
Abstract

This study uses the contingent valuation method to elicit individuals' preferences for their own and others' safety in road-traffic. Whereas one group is asked about a private safety device for themselves, other groups are asked about safety devices for their children, household, relatives and the public. Support is found for the hypothesis that individuals are not purely selfish when it comes the safety of others.

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Paper provided by Swedish National Road & Transport Research Institute (VTI) in its series Working Papers with number 2007:4.

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Length: 16 pages
Date of creation: 22 Aug 2007
Date of revision: 04 Jun 2008
Handle: RePEc:hhs:vtiwps:2007_004

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Keywords: Safety Willingness to pay Altruism Road-traffic

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D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism
H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General

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