The value of a statistical life: A critical review of market estimates throughout the world

DOI10.1023/A:1025598106257zbMath1047.91544OpenAlexW3125526623WikidataQ56169578 ScholiaQ56169578MaRDI QIDQ1410235

Joseph E. Aldy, W. Kip Viscusi

Publication date: 14 October 2003

Published in: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1025598106257

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safetyvalue of statistical lifecompensating differentialsrisk-risk analysis

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