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WTP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- willingness to pay
1, record 1, English, willingness%20to%20pay
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The amount consumers are prepared to pay for a final good or service. 3, record 1, English, - willingness%20to%20pay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, English, - willingness%20to%20pay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Planification économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- volonté de payer
1, record 1, French, volont%C3%A9%20de%20payer
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- disposition à payer 2, record 1, French, disposition%20%C3%A0%20payer
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, French, - volont%C3%A9%20de%20payer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Planificación económica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- disposición a pagar
1, record 1, Spanish, disposici%C3%B3n%20a%20pagar
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Es el monto que los consumidores están dispuestos a pagar por un bien o servicio final. 1, record 1, Spanish, - disposici%C3%B3n%20a%20pagar
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-01-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Planning
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- willingness to pay
1, record 2, English, willingness%20to%20pay
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- WTP 2, record 2, English, WTP
correct, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, English, - willingness%20to%20pay
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
willingness to pay; WTP: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 3, record 2, English, - willingness%20to%20pay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Planification économique
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- disposition à payer
1, record 2, French, disposition%20%C3%A0%20payer
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, French, - disposition%20%C3%A0%20payer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 2, French, - disposition%20%C3%A0%20payer
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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