Mismeasuring the value of statistical life

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-123

  Grüne Yanoff, Till ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Risk; Value of life; Vicarious governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449556635     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: 14699427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501780902940703     Document Type: Article

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