Estimating the value of a statistical life in China: A contingent valuation study in six representative cities

被引：6

作者：

Cao, Chaoji ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Song, Xinke ^{[4
]}

Cai, Wenjia ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Li, Yichao ^{[5
,6
]}

Cong, Jianhui ^{[7
]}

Yu, Xueying ^{[8
,9
,10
]}

Gao, Mengzhao ^{[5
,6
]}

Wang, Can ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Earth Syst Sci, Minist Educ, Key Lab Earth Syst Modeling, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China

[2] Tsinghua Univ, Inst China Sustainable Urbanizat, Ctr Hlth Cities, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China

[3] Tsinghua Univ, Tsinghua Urban Inst, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China

[4] Tsinghua Univ, Sch Environm, State Key Joint Lab Environm Simulat & Pollut Cont, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China

[5] Tsinghua Univ, Ctr Stat Sci, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China

[6] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Ind Engn, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China

[7] Shanxi Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Taiyuan 030000, Peoples R China

[8] Beihang Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China

[9] Beihang Univ, Beijing Adv Innovat Ctr Big Data Based Precis Med, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China

[10] Beihang Univ, Key Lab Big Data Based Precis Med, Minist Ind & Informat Technol, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China

来源：

CHINESE JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT | 2023年 / 21卷 / 04期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

Air pollution; Contingent valuation method; Willingness to pay; Value of a statistical life; China; WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY; AIR-POLLUTION; HEALTH-RISKS; QUALITY; IMPACTS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.cjpre.2023.11.009

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The value of a statistical life (VSL) is a crucial tool for monetizing health impacts. To explore the VSL in China, this study examines people's willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce death risk from air pollution in six representative cities in China based on face-to-face contingent valuation interviews (n = 3 936) from March 7, 2019 to September 30, 2019. The results reveal that the WTP varied from CNY 455 to 763 in 2019 (USD 66-111), corresponding to a VSL range of CNY 3.79-6.36 million (USD 549 395-921 940). The VSL in China in 2019 is estimated to be CNY 4.76 million (USD 689 659). The statistics indicate that monthly expenditure levels, environmental concerns, risk attitudes, and assumed market acceptance, which have seldom been dis-cussed in previous studies, significantly impact WTP and VSL. These findings will serve as a reference for ana-lyzing mortality risk reduction benefits in future research and for policymaking.

引用

页码：269 / 278

页数：10

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