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. 2019 Mar 6;10(Suppl 1):206–223. doi: 10.1017/bca.2019.5

Table 2a. Present dollar value of mortality reduction benefits and increased earnings per student, in 2015 US$a.

Income variants Present dollar value of mortality reduction benefits Present dollar value of increased earnings
Age variants
1. None (Population-average VSL) 2. Proportional to remaining life expectancy (Age-adjusted VSL)
1. VSL-to-GNI per capita ratio = 160 $4,900 $6,100 $2,500
2. VSL-to-GNI per capita ratio = 100 $3,000 $3,800
3. VSL income elasticb $1,600 $2,100

aIntervention is one additional year at the current mean of 7 years. Future benefits discounted at the rate of 3% per year.

bSince income is $6,430 per year, VSLR is 54 given an income elasticity of 1.5.