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- Surveys state-of-the-art methodology, investigating how information is valued across multiple spectrums
- Presents in-depth case examples which range from assessing the value of rapid diagnosis tests in preventing unnecessary use of anti-malarial drugs to the valuation of information associated with climate change catastrophe
- Illustrates five methodological approaches to valuation: Price- and cost-based derivation; Bayesian belief network; Regulatory cost-effectiveness; Econometric modeling and estimation; and Simulation modeling and estimation
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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and Policy, Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics, Washington, USA
Ramanan Laxminarayan
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Resources for the Future, Washington, USA
Molly K. Macauley
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Value of Information
Book Subtitle: Methodological Frontiers and New Applications in Environment and Health
Editors: Ramanan Laxminarayan, Molly K. Macauley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4839-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4838-5Published: 10 August 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9808-3Published: 21 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4839-2Published: 14 August 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 304
Topics: Operations Research/Decision Theory, Business and Management, general, Econometrics, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Health Administration