The Value of a Statistical Life: A Critical Review of Market Estimates Throughout the World

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-76

  Viscusi, W Kip ^a   Aldy, Joseph E ^b  

^a HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensating differentials; Risk risk analysis; Safety; Value of statistical life

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041412752     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025598106257     Document Type: Review

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