Racial Differences in Labor Market Values of a Statistical Life

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-256

  Viscusi, W Kip ^a  

^a HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensating differentials; Discrimination; Fatality risks; Value of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347753890     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025893226730     Document Type: Review

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