The subjective value of a life with Down syndrome: Evidence from amniocentesis decision
Thibault Gajdos
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Clémentine Garrouste
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Pierre-Yves Geoffard
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Résumé
Using a simple theoretical decision model and an original database, we were able to elicit the distribution of the utility value of having a child with Down syndrome for a large sample of French pregnant women (n = 28,341) between 2003 and 2007. We found that, on a scale where the value of a fetal death is 0 and the value of a healthy child is 1, the mean value for a child with Down syndrome is about −0.6. Assuming that the policymaker used the same decision model as the women, we infer from the French amniocentesis reimbursement regulation an implicit social value for a child with Down syndrome of −2.5. We conclude from our study that the policymaker is more likely to prevent the birth of children with Down syndrome than French women themselves.
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Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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The subjective value of a life with Down syndrome: Evidence from amniocentesis decision
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Résumé |
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Using a simple theoretical decision model and an original database, we were able to elicit the distribution of the utility value of having a child with Down syndrome for a large sample of French pregnant women (n = 28,341) between 2003 and 2007. We found that, on a scale where the value of a fetal death is 0 and the value of a healthy child is 1, the mean value for a child with Down syndrome is about −0.6. Assuming that the policymaker used the same decision model as the women, we infer from the French amniocentesis reimbursement regulation an implicit social value for a child with Down syndrome of −2.5. We conclude from our study that the policymaker is more likely to prevent the birth of children with Down syndrome than French women themselves.
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Auteur(s) |
Thibault Gajdos
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, Clémentine Garrouste
, Pierre-Yves Geoffard
2, 3
1
LPC -
Laboratoire de psychologie cognitive
( 849 )
- Pôle 3 C, Case D 3 place Victor Hugo 13331 Marseille Cedex 3
- France
2
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2016-07
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Volume |
127
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Page/Identifiant |
59-69
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Domaine(s) |
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Financement |
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Mots-clés |
en
Amniocentesis choices, Expected utility framework
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DOI | 10.1016/j.jebo.2016.04.014 |
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