The value of information : methodological frontiers and new applications in environment and health

Introduction 1. The Value of Information in Index Insurance for Farmers in Africa Commentary 2. The Value of Information in a Risk Management Approach to Climate Change Commentary 3. Understanding the Value of Business Information Commentary 4. Valuing the Potential Impacts of GEOSS: A Systems Dynamics Approach Commentary 5. The Informative Role of Advertising and Experience in Dynamic Brand Choice: An Application to the Ready-To-Eat Cereal Market Commentary 6. The Effect of Public and Private Quality Information on Consumer Choice in Health Care Markets Commentary 7. Adoption of Over-The-Counter Malaria Diagnostics in Africa: The Role of Subsidies, Beliefs, Externalities, and Competition Commentary 8. The Value of Determining Global Land Cover for Assessing Climate Change Mitigation Options Commentary 9. Space Imaging and Prevention of Infectious Disease: Rift Valley Fever Commentary 10. Estimating the Benefits of Land Imagery in Environmental Applications: A Case Study in Nonpoint Source Pollution of Groundwater Commentary Index Index