Examining the nuisance cost of second-hand smoke in Singapore

• Main Authors: Lim, William Wei Liang, Ng, Yi Xuan, Wee, Beng Hwee
• Other Authors: Euston Quah Teong Ewe
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::Singapore
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62580
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study seeks to examine one of the external costs of second-hand smoke in Singapore, namely the nuisance cost incurred by non-smokers. The motivation behind the study is the lack of quantitative data on such indirect or intangible costs. The Contingent Valuation Model (CVM) has been adopted to e...