Measuring the Monetary Value of Lifesaving Programs
Measuring the Monetary Value of Lifesaving Programs
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衡量救生计划的货币价值
DOI：
10.2307/1191311
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发表时间：
1976
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通讯作者：
J. Acton
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作者：
J. Acton
摘要：立法机关、行政机关和法院每年都会做出大量对死亡率和发病率有一定影响的公共投资和监管决定。决定要求技术上可行的最低死亡率以外的东西，实际上反映了一种判断，即在公共决策中，不应在词汇上优先考虑死亡率(或安全性)，而不是金钱可以购买的所有其他商品--这一判断当然是合理的，也符合家庭的日常决定。如果不把死亡率放在词汇上的优先位置，就需要一些其他的标准或程序来确定哪些项目是值得的。特别是，需要一种程序，以便于与成本进行比较的单位来衡量此类计划的效益。
Abstract : A multitude of public investment and regulatory decisions which have some effect on mortality and morbidity rates are made by legislatures, administrative agencies, and the courts every year. A decision to require something other than the minimum technologically feasible mortality rate reflects in effect a judgment that mortality (or safety) is not to be given lexical priority in public decisions over all other commodities which money can buy - a judgment which is certainly reasonable and in accord with everyday decisions made by households. If mortality is not to be given lexical priority, some other standard or procedure is needed to determine which projects are worthwhile. In particular, a procedure is needed for measuring the benefits of such programs in units which can be readily compared with the costs.