Although there are diverse kinds of leafy vegetables in Nigeria, fluted pumpkin is one the most consumed. However, high perishability its leaves has been a source concern, which mild processing suggested literature as way out. Several studies have done on production and profitability pumpkins. none exist consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for processed pumpkins based sensory/organoleptic attri...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to measure the economic value of cholinesterase inhibitors when used to treat Alzheimer's disease using the willingness-to-pay (WTP) approach and the framework of cost-benefit analysis. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN A cost-benefit analysis using the WTP approach was employed. The study sample consisted of 28 nonprofessional caregivers of outpatients with mild to moderate...

Background: The use of economic evaluation to determine the cost-effectiveness of health interventions is recommended by decision-making bodies internationally. Understanding factors that explain variations in costs and benefits is important for policy makers. Objective: This work aimed to test a priori hypotheses defining the relationship between benefits of using self-management equipment (me...

In this study, one group of respondents is offered to purchase a safety device to be installed in their cars, while another group is offered a public safety, program (improved road quality) which results in the same size risk reduction. In terms of the value of a statistical life, our results are very, reasonable. However, the WTP for the private safety device is higher than the WTP for the pub...

due to urbanization and consequent environmental problems in iran, many people have been interested in improving the weather quality. lack of information about health risks as a result of pollution is a big obstacle which stops policy-making in this regard. the present study examines the type of relationship between low air quality and tehran citizens’ willingness to pay in order to improve wea...

We model how to measure consumer willingness to pay (WTP) from an English or ascending first-price auction based on two general bidding premises: no bidder bids more than her WTP, and no bidder allows a rival bidder to win at a price that she is willing to beat. In other words, we propose a " no regret " rule in bidding. Other than that, we do not impose restrictive assumptions on maximands or ...

objective: the main objective of this research was the economic valuation of public library services using the contingent valuation. although, estimating the average willingness to pay for public library service, demographics on the willingness to pay, and economic valuation and pricing public library services were other objectives that investigated in this study. methodology: explanatory varia...

OBJECTIVE Access to healthcare is mostly contingent on out-of-pocket spending (OOPS) by health seekers, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This would require many LMICs to raise enough funds to achieve universal health insurance coverage. But, are individuals or households willing to pay for health insurance, and how much? What factors positively affect WTP for health ins...

background: one of the economic evaluation techniques involves calculation of willingness to pay (wtp) for a service to find out the value of that service from the clients’ perspective. this study estimated wtp for both breast cancer and osteoporosis screening and comparatively examined the contributing factors. in fact, the comparisons served to provide an exact analysis of individual attitude...

BACKGROUND One reason that recommended childhood immunizations due at child health visits are deferred is to avoid the pain and emotional distress associated with the increasing number of injections required. This deferral leads to additional visits and costs and reduced immunoprotection against vaccine-preventable illnesses. To assess the economic value of combination vaccines that address thi...