The welfare cost of violence across countries

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 821-846

  Soares, Rodrigo R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crime; Mortality; Social cost; Value of life; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; VIOLENCE; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WELFARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; VIOLENCE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747190341     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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