Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Validating benefit and cost estimates : the case of airbarg regulation

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Validating benefit and cost estimates : the case of airbarg regulation / Kimberly M. Thompson, Maria Segui-Gómez, John D. Graham

Preregulation estimates of benefits and cost are rarely validated after regulation are implemented. This article performs such a validation for mandatory automobile airbarg requirement. The authors suggest that airbag are reasoneble investment in safety, shows that the regulatory analysis tools do not always produce finding that are biased against health, safety, and environmental regulation

En: Risk analysis : an international journal. - New York and London : Society for Risk Analysis. - Vol. 22, nº 4, August, 2002 ; p. 803-811

1. Airbag . 2. Análisis de riesgos . 3. Evaluación de riesgos . 4. Análisis costo-beneficio . 5. Valoración de riesgos . 6. Análisis costo-eficiencia . 7. Seguridad vial . 8. Casos prácticos . I. Segui-Gómez, María . II. Graham, John D. . III. Título.