How public managers make tradeoffs regarding lives: Evidence from a flood planning survey experiment
By: Roberts, P.S., Velotti, L. and Wernstedt, K
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BookPublisher: Administration & Society Description: 53(4), Apr, 2021: p.496-526.Subject(s): Tradeoffs, Ethics, Value of life, Emergency management, Public managers, Public works, flood planning, disasters
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Administration & SocietySummary: Public managers make decisions that may directly or indirectly affect the loss of human life, but there are few empirical analyses of whether and how public managers make tradeoffs among lives and other goods. We survey local government managers in the United States about tradeoffs using a vignette experiment with hypothetical flood scenarios. We find that managers make tradeoffs regarding lives saved compared with other features of the scenario, including project cost and property damage. Public works managers show a greater aversion to fatalities, while city managers and planners appear less averse. Our study also finds evidence of an equity preference. – Reproduced
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | 53(4), Apr, 2021: p.496-526 | Available | AR125681 |
Public managers make decisions that may directly or indirectly affect the loss of human life, but there are few empirical analyses of whether and how public managers make tradeoffs among lives and other goods. We survey local government managers in the United States about tradeoffs using a vignette experiment with hypothetical flood scenarios. We find that managers make tradeoffs regarding lives saved compared with other features of the scenario, including project cost and property damage. Public works managers show a greater aversion to fatalities, while city managers and planners appear less averse. Our study also finds evidence of an equity preference. – Reproduced
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