Time preferences for life-saving programs: Evidence from six less developed countries

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作者：
Poulos, C
Whittington, D
机构：
[1] N Carolina State Univ, Dept Agr & Resource Econ, Ctr Environm & Resource Econ Policy, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
[2] Univ N Carolina, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | 2000年 / 34卷 / 08期
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10.1021/es990730a
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Individuals' time preferences for saving lives are measured in six less developed countries in Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia using a stated-preference method. The results indicate that individuals' discount rates differ significantly by country, but they are much higher than those estimated for samples in the United States and Western Europe. Also, respondents' time preferences for saving lives are characterized by a nonconstant exponential discount function. We conclude that the discounting practices currently used in standard economic analyses of development projects are poor representations of individuals' actual time preferences.
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