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Estimating the Value of a Statistical Life: The Importance of Omitted Variables and Publication Bias

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Ashenfelter, Orley, and Michael Greenstone. 2004. "Estimating the Value of a Statistical Life: The Importance of Omitted Variables and Publication Bias." American Economic Review, 94 (2): 454-460. DOI: 10.1257/0002828041301984

JEL Classification

  • J17 Value of Life; Forgone Income
  • K13 Tort Law and Product Liability; Forensic Economics