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 | |
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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.