As the comment below indicates, I think we don’t disagree on the math, it’s the semantics issue. When I talk about reduction per person lost, I compare the utilons from a typical person to the typical EA., which is a 996.5 utilon difference. So comparing that is 996.5/3.5 * 100% = 28471%.
As the comment below indicates, I think we don’t disagree on the math, it’s the semantics issue. When I talk about reduction per person lost, I compare the utilons from a typical person to the typical EA., which is a 996.5 utilon difference. So comparing that is 996.5/3.5 * 100% = 28471%.