Measuring the value of a statistical life: Problems and prospects

Economic Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 510, 2006, Pages

  Ashenfelter, Orley ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; MONETARY POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644785906     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01072.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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