Explaining the "Identifiable Victim Effect"

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-257

  Jenni, Karen ^a   Loewenstein, George ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Identifiable victims; Value of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031525019     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007740225484     Document Type: Article

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