Parental Guardianship and Altruism in Children’s Morbidity Valuation: CV Surveys in the Czech Republic

Abstract

The contingent valuation method is used here to estimate mothers’ willingness to pay to protect their children and themselves from selected respiratory illnesses in two regions of the Czech Republic. The effects of types of parental guardianship and altruism on the willingness to pay for a reduction in health risks for children is further analysed in this paper.

Keywords

• contingent valuation
• willingness to pay
• children´s morbidity
• respiratory illness
• parental guardianship
• altruism