Valuing Non-Fatal Risks: Monetary and Health-Utility Measures
2017
This article discusses metrics for valuing environmental, health, and safety policies, which should be consistent with both the preferences of affected individuals and social preferences for distribution of health risks in the population. Two classes of metrics are widely used: monetary measures (e.g., willingness to pay) and health-utility measures (e.g., quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)). Health-utility measures impose more structure than monetary measures, with the result that individuals’ preferences often appear inconsistent with these measures; for the same reason, health-utility measures help protect against cognitive errors and other sources of incoherence in valuation.
Valuing Non-Fatal Risks: Monetary and Health-Utility Measures
Source:
Hammitt JK. Valuing Non-Fatal Health Risks: Monetary and Health-Utility Measures. Revue Economique 2017; 68: 335-356. https://www.cairn-int.info/article-E_RECO_683_0335--valuing-non-fatal-healthrisks.htm