The note examines several possible entry points for debating the economics of traffic safety, namely, the supply side approach, which addresses the cost of accidents to society, and those affected by it; the demand side approach, which addresses the willingness of people to pay, to avoid or curb accidents; the macroeconomic consequences of traffic accidents, and of measures to improve safety, raising questions on the impact of traffic safety on economic...
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Les aspects economiques de la securite routiere
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Traffic safety
Citation
Hansen, Jorgen Karthum.
The economics of traffic safety : Les aspects economiques de la securite routiere (French). Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) technical note ; no. 11 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/377831468742155867