Do Life-Saving Regulations Save Lives?
Life-saving regulations may be counter-productive since they have an indirect mortality effect through the reduction in disposable income. This paper estimates the effect of income on mortality, controlling for the initial health status and a host of personal characteristics. The analysis is based on a random sample of the adult Swedish population of over 40,000 individuals followed up for 10-17 years. The income loss that will induce an expected fatality is estimated to be $6.8 million when the costs are borne equally among all adults, $8.4 million when the costs are borne proportionally to income and $9.8 million when the costs are borne progressively to income. Copyright 2002 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
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2002
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Authors: | Gerdtham, Ulf-G ; Johannesson, Magnus |
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Journal of Risk and Uncertainty. - Springer. - Vol. 24.2002, 3, p. 231-49
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