| ID | 121745 |
| Title Proper | Cost-effectiveness of armored tactical wheeled vehicles for overseas US army operations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rohlfs, Chris ; Sullivan, Ryan |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This study uses for official use only data on US military operations to evaluate the large-scale Army policies to replace relatively light Type 1 tactical wheeled vehicles (TWVs) with more heavily protected Type 2 variants and later to replace Type 2s with more heavily protected Type 3s. We find that Type 2 TWVs reduced fatalities at $1.1 million-$24.6 million per life saved for infantry units, with our preferred cost estimates falling below the $7.5?million cost-effectiveness threshold, and did not reduce fatalities for administrative and support units. We find that replacing Type 2 with Type 3 TWVs did not appreciably reduce fatalities and was not cost-effective. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defence and Peace Economics Vol. 24, No.4; August 2013: p.293-316 |
| Journal Source | Defence and Peace Economics Vol. 24, No.4; August 2013: p.293-316 |
| Key Words | Cost - Effectiveness ; Tactical Wheeled Vehicles ; US Military ; Value of a Statistical Life |