Equal value of life and the pareto principle

Economics and Philosophy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-33

  Hasman, Andreas ^a   Østerdal, Lars Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 2542511714     PISSN: 02662671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266267104001270     Document Type: Article

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