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Author : Brad J. Bowland
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Total Pages : 34 pages
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Download or read book Robust Estimates of Value of a Statistical Life for Developing Economies written by Brad J. Bowland and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Solomon W. Polachek
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1804551279
Total Pages : 425 pages
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Author : W. Kip Viscusi
Publisher : Now Publishers Inc
ISBN 13 : 1601984766
Total Pages : 89 pages
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Download or read book Policy Challenges of the Heterogeneity of the Value of Statistical Life written by W. Kip Viscusi and published by Now Publishers Inc. This book was released on 2011 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policy Challenges of the Heterogeneity of the Value of Statistical Life focuses on the variation in VSL both across different studies in the academic literature and in different policy contexts. These differences often reflect quite legitimate heterogeneity in the valuation of risk. This review of the academic literature is coupled with an examination of the policy arena's use of the VSL methodology. Government agencies adopted the VSL approach to valuing risk regulations almost three decades ago. As government agencies continue to refine their benefit assessment procedure, the potential role of heterogeneity of VSL has moved to the forefront of these debates. Sections II through IV review various analytical underpinnings of the VSL methodology, particularly focusing on labor market estimates. Subsequent sections consider different sources of heterogeneity, how these sources should influence benefit assessments, and how they have been used in actual policy contexts.
Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107039592
Total Pages : 765 pages
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Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 0444536868
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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131781424X
Total Pages : 433 pages
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Author : Anthony E. Boardman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108694802
Total Pages : 559 pages
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 178985041X
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Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107292433
Total Pages : 403 pages
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Publisher : Springer
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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317471288
Total Pages : 632 pages
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Author : John Beghin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 030647672X
Total Pages : 288 pages
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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415670780
Total Pages : 202 pages
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1847200230
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ISBN 13 : 1464816662
Total Pages : 339 pages
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Author : W. Kip Viscusi
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069120859X
Total Pages : 289 pages
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Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
ISBN 13 : 9780765606822
Total Pages : 460 pages
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