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Demand for health risk reductions: A cross-national comparison between the U.S. and Canada

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  • Trudy Cameron & J. DeShazo & Peter Stiffler, 2010. "Demand for health risk reductions: A cross-national comparison between the U.S. and Canada," Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer, vol. 41(3), pages 245-273, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jrisku:v:41:y:2010:i:3:p:245-273
    DOI: 10.1007/s11166-010-9106-9
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    Keywords

    Willingness to pay for a microrisk reduction; Value of a statistical life (VSL); Stated preference; Health risks; International comparison; Q51; I18;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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