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WILLINGNESS PAY [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Planning
DEF

The amount consumers are prepared to pay for a final good or service.

OBS

(...) the effects of a project should be evaluated by reference to the "willingness to pay" of the individuals affected. That is, a favorable effect is evaluated by the maximum sum of money that the beneficiaries would be willing to pay to have it, and an unfavorable effect is evaluated by the minimum sum of money that the sufferers would be willing to accept as compensation for putting up with it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique
OBS

Pour évaluer les bénéfices de consommation d'un projet, il convient d'évaluer cette augmentation de consommation rendue possible par le projet. La procédure consiste à évaluer la volonté de payer des consommateurs pour cette consommation supplémentaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación económica
DEF

Es el monto que los consumidores están dispuestos a pagar por un bien o servicio final.

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Record 2 2014-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Planning
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

The maximum amount that a person is willing to pay: (a) to achieve a good health state or particular outcome, or to increase its probability of occurrence; or (b) to avoid a bad health state or outcome, or to decrease its probability of occurrence.

OBS

willingness to pay; WTP: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Montant maximum qu’une personne est prête à payer pour : a) atteindre un bon état de santé ou un résultat particulier, ou encore augmenter la probabilité d’y parvenir; ou b) éviter un mauvais état de santé ou un mauvais résultat, ou réduire la probabilité qu’il survienne.

OBS

disposition à payer : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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