The value of information: Methodological frontiers and new applications in environment and health

Ramanan Laxminarayan; Molly K. Macauley

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-4839-2

The value of information: Methodological frontiers and new applications in environment and health

Ramanan Laxminarayan, Molly K. Macauley

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The book examines applications in two disparate fields linked by the importance of valuing information: public health and space. Researchers in the health field have developed some of the most innovative methodologies for valuing information, used to help determine, for example, the value of diagnostics in informing patient treatment decisions. In the field of space, recent applications of value-of-information methods are critical for informing decisions on investment in satellites that collect data about air quality, fresh water supplies, climate and other natural and environmental resources affecting global health and quality of life.

Original language	English (US)
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Number of pages	303
ISBN (Electronic)	9789400748392
ISBN (Print)	9789400748385
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4839-2
State	Published - Jan 1 2012
Externally published	Yes

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General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
General Business, Management and Accounting

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