Valuing A Life: An Assessment from Metro Manila Author & abstract

Many environmental policies and programmes help save people's lives. However, it can be difficult to assign this key benefit a value.' Because of this, mortality reduction is often not taken into account when potential projects are assessed. This omission can result in projects being under...

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Main Author:	Palanca-Tan, Rosalina
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Published:	Archīum Ateneo 2008
Subjects:	Economics
Online Access:	https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/105 https://ideas.repec.org/p/eep/pbrief/pb2008081.html
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spelling	ph-ateneo-arc.economics-faculty-pubs-11042020-08-17T06:15:42Z Valuing A Life: An Assessment from Metro Manila Author & abstract Palanca-Tan, Rosalina Many environmental policies and programmes help save people's lives. However, it can be difficult to assign this key benefit a value.' Because of this, mortality reduction is often not taken into account when potential projects are assessed. This omission can result in projects being undervalued and cancelled. To try and help fill this crucial information gap, a new EEPSEA study from the Philippines has calculated a 'value of life' estimate for children in Metro Manila of between US$0.70 million and US$o.80 million. 2008-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/105 https://ideas.repec.org/p/eep/pbrief/pb2008081.html Economics Department Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Economics
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spellingShingle	Economics Palanca-Tan, Rosalina Valuing A Life: An Assessment from Metro Manila Author & abstract
description	Many environmental policies and programmes help save people's lives. However, it can be difficult to assign this key benefit a value.' Because of this, mortality reduction is often not taken into account when potential projects are assessed. This omission can result in projects being undervalued and cancelled. To try and help fill this crucial information gap, a new EEPSEA study from the Philippines has calculated a 'value of life' estimate for children in Metro Manila of between US$0.70 million and US$o.80 million.
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publisher	Archīum Ateneo
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Valuing A Life: An Assessment from Metro Manila Author & abstract

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