Human cost as a factor used in the cost-benefit analysis

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is a prescriptive technique that is performed for the purpose of informing policy makers about what they ought to do. The paper discusses the problem of assigning a monetary value to human life (lifesaving or quality of life) as an important factor used in the CBA. Presen...

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Main Authors: Karol RÁSTOČNÝ, Aleš JANOTA, Jiří ZAHRADNÍK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Silesian University of Technology 2008-01-01
Series:Transport Problems
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Online Access:http://www.transportproblems.polsl.pl/pl/Archiwum/2008/zeszyt4/2008t3z4_07.pdf