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Cost of Trans-boundary Haze Externalities

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

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Title Cost of Trans-boundary Haze Externalities
 
Creator Othman, Jamal
H.O., Mohd Shahwahid
 
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Description This paper attempts to assess the economic value of trans-boundary 1997 haze damages on health in Malaysia. Valuing the damage will help policy makers appreciate the scale of the problem as the values can be readily compared with others losses or the merits of alternative resource use. It also facilities the establishment of common cross country environmental policy framework, which will benefit the affected region as a whole. The impacts on health are especially highlighted in this paper, as there is sufficient market data for the employment of appropriate secondary valuation technique, namely the Dose-Response  Function. Policy implications, based on the findings of the study are offered. This study contributes substantially to the literature on environmental valuation in Malaysia. The Dose-Response Function would not be made possible without the given haze episode, where alal relevant health data and pollution level were collected nationwide and on a daily basis. The Malaysia Dose-Response coefficient may also be transferred to other similar studies via a Benefit Transfer Protocol.ABSTRAKKertas ini menganngar niali ekonomi kesan isu pencemaran uadara antara sempadan jerebuu 1997 terhadap kesihatan di Malaysia. Penilaian ini akan membantu pembuat dasar memahami skala masalah kerana nilai yang diperoleh boleh dibandingkan dengan kerugian laian atau faedah dari penggunaan alternatif sumber. Ia juga membantu pembentukan kerangka bersama bagi dasar alam sekitar serantau yang akan memberi kebaikan kepada semua negara yang terlibat. Kesan terhadap kesihatan diberikan fokus kerana terdapat maklumat pasaran yang cukup untuk membenarkan pemakaian teknik penilaian sekunder yang wajar, khususnya fungsi Dose-Response. Implikasi dasar dari penemuan kajian dibincangkan. Sumbanagan penting kajian ini ialah dari segi sumbangannya terhadap literatur penilaian alam sekitar di Malaysia. Episod jerebu 1997 telah membenarkan pemakaian Fungsi Dose-Response secara efektif, kerana maklumat yang diperlukan seperti data kesihatan dan paras pencemaran udara sedia dikumpul di seluruh negara setiap hari. Koefisen Dose-Respons yang dianggar untuk Malaysia juga boleh dipindahkan untuk kajian lain yang berkaitan dengan menggunakan Protokol Benefit Transfer.
 
Publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
 
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Date 1999-12-31
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://ejournal.ukm.my/jem/article/view/2388
 
Source Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia; Vol 33 (1999): Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia
0126-1962
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://ejournal.ukm.my/jem/article/view/2388/1663
 
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