These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Jin-Tan Liu (National Taiwan University)

Sunday, January 6, 12:30 PM

Sunday, January 6, 12:30 PM
Session: Measuring the Value of a Statistical Life Using Revealed Preferences (AEA)
Presiding: Peter Kooreman (Tilburg University)

Recent Changes in Mandated Speed Limits and theValue of a Statistical Life
Orley Ashenfelter (Princeton University)
Michael Greenstone (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Survival is Not a Luxury Good: The Increasing Value of a Statistical Life
James Hammitt (Harvard University)
Jin-Tan Liu (National Taiwan University)
Jin-Long Liu (National Central University)

Flu Shots, Mammograms, and the Value of a Statistical Life
Katie Carman (Tilburg University)
Peter Kooreman (Tilburg University)

Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life from Military Reenlistments
Carlos Dobkin (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Michael Greenstone (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)


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