The Value of Information Methodological Frontiers and New Applications in Environment and Health /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Laxminarayan, Ramanan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Macauley, Molly K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Θέματα: Business.; Management science.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Health administration.; Econometrics.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Business and Management, general.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Health Administration.

The notion that information has both statistical and pragmatic value dates back at least to the 1950s; in recent years, interest in the economic value of information has grown considerably. This book explores and analyzes innovative methodologies and applications of research on the value of informat...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• 1. The Value of Information in Index Insurance for Farmers in Africa
• Commentary
• 2. The Value of Information in a Risk Management Approach to Climate Change
• Commentary
• 3. Understanding the Value of Business Information
• Commentary
• 4. Valuing the Potential Impacts of GEOSS: A Systems Dynamics Approach
• Commentary
• 5. The Informative Role of Advertising and Experience in Dynamic Brand Choice: An Application to the Ready-To-Eat Cereal Market
• Commentary
• 6. The Effect of Public and Private Quality Information on Consumer Choice in Health Care Markets
• Commentary
• 7. Adoption of Over-The-Counter Malaria Diagnostics in Africa: The Role of Subsidies, Beliefs, Externalities, and Competition
• Commentary
• 8. The Value of Determining Global Land Cover for Assessing Climate Change Mitigation Options
• Commentary
• 9. Space Imaging and Prevention of Infectious Disease: Rift Valley Fever
• Commentary
• 10. Estimating the Benefits of Land Imagery in Environmental Applications: A Case Study in Nonpoint Source Pollution of Groundwater
• Commentary
• Index.