Application of Contingent Valuation Method to Estimate Health Economic Loss Caused by Environmental Pollution / 环境与健康杂志

ABSTRACT

Environmental pollution could affect human health.The valuation on economic health loss due to environmental pollution could assist environment management to set more efficient environment policy.Contingent valuation method(CVM)is the worldwide used method to value loss caused by environmental pollution.CVM is a state preference non-market valuation method,which can flexibly assess the full economic value of public goods.CVM has been rarely used in environmental health loss valuation in China.Economic theory,application technique of CVM and it's potential bias was reviewed and discussed in this paper.Compared with the other methods,it could be concluded that CVM is a promising tool to value health loss by environment pollution in China.