Mortality Risk Valuation in Env - OECD _ OCDE

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
Acronyms
Executive summary
The valuation of mortality risk
	Background and objectives
	Issues in the valuation of mortality risk
	Current regulatory practices valuing mortality risks
	Notes
	References
	Annex 1.A1. Value of a statistical life year (VOLY)
	Annex 1.A2. An illustration of how VSL estimates have been used
Meta-database on stated preference studies of mortality risk valuation
	Compilation of the meta-dataset
	Characteristics of the surveys collected and VSL estimates used
Meta-regression analysis of value of statistical life estimates
	Introduction
	Meta-data and screening considerations
	Preliminary analysis, choice of variables and relationships with VSL
	Meta-regression approach
	Results of meta-regressions for different screening criteria
	Conclusions
	Notes
	References
	Annex 3.A1. Additional meta-regressions
	Annex 3.A2. A selection of regressions with additional variables
	Annex 3.A3. Studies included in the main meta-regressions
Using meta-analysis for benefit transfer: Issues and examples
	Introduction
	Accuracy of benefit transfer: Out-of-sample transfers
	Comparison of BT techniques: Which one to choose?
	Notes
	References
How to derive Value of a Statistical Life numbers for policy analysis
	Introduction
	Approaches for deriving VSL numbers for policy analysis
	Notes
	References
Recommended Value of a Statistical Life numbers for policy analysis
	Base VSL values for regulatory analysis
	Adjustments to base values: Review and recommendations
	Notes
	References
Recommendations for use of Value of a Statistical Life figures in policy assessments
	Note