برآورد و جايگاه ارزش آماري زندگي انسان در مطالعات زيست محيطي

Estimate and statistical value accpay humane life in environmental studies.

In this paper, for the first time, we consider the value of a statistical life in the developing country of Iran, and examine a specific cultural factor directly connected to this value - the Diye. The Diye is a form of financial compensation offered in cases of unintentional death (and injury) to victimʹs family, paid by the perpetrator. In the first half of the paper, we describe the tradition of the Diye and use it to estimate a modern- day VSL for Iran. In the second half of the paper, we investigate the Iranian VSL further. First, we conduct a contingent valuation (CV) survey on morbidity valuation, and estimate monetary values for ten health symptoms. Then, using these morbidity values, in conjunction with some value indexes from the health literature, we calculate an Iranian WTP for averted mortality. We also estimate income elasticity for the value of a statistical life. Our VSL estimates, along with the calculated income elasticity, are consistent with values reported in other studies in the valuation literature.