Value of a statistical life: Relative position vs. relative age

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-146

  Kniesner, Thomas J ^a   Viscusi, W Kip ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 33747441160     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282805774669718     Document Type: Article

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