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Alberini, Anna; Scasny, Milan; Guignet, Dennis; Tonin, Stefania. |
Guerriero and Cairns (2009) recently estimate that contaminated sites and improper waste management result in 848 excess deaths per year in the provinces of Naples and Caserta in Southern Italy, 403 of which are fatal cancers. In the absence of estimates of the Value of a Prevented Fatality (VPF) in Italy or specific to the hazardous waste context, they use figures recommended by DG-Environment. Contrary to their claims, estimates of the VPF are available for Italy that are specific to the hazardous waste context, and for causes of death that have been linked to contaminated site exposures. We review them in this paper. We also produce new estimates of the cancer VPF using data from a recent survey conducted in Milan, Italy, in late November to... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Value of a Prevented Fatality; Stated Preferences; Hazardous Waste Sites; Contaminated Sites; Cancer; Mortality Benefits; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Health Economics and Policy; I18; J17; K32; Q51; Q53. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92786 |
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Bollen, Johannes; Hers, Sebastiaan; van der Zwaan, Bob. |
This article presents an integrated assessment of climate change, air pollution, and energy security policy. Basis of our analysis is the MERGE model, designed to study the interaction between the global economy, energy use, and the impacts of climate change. For our purposes we expanded MERGE with expressions that quantify damages incurred to regional economies as a result of air pollution and lack of energy security. One of the main findings of our cost-benefit analysis is that energy security policy alone does not decrease the use of oil: global oil consumption is only delayed by several decades and oil reserves are still practically depleted before the end of the 21st century. If, on the other hand, energy security policy is integrated with optimal... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Climate Change; Air Pollution; Energy Security; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; H21; D58; C61; O33; Q40. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55332 |
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