Fatal Tradeoffs : Public and Private Responsibilities for Risk

Examining issues related to the social regulation of risk, this volume contains essays on the value of life, empirical estimates of the value of life, the rationality of individual responses to risk, the effect of government risk regulation efforts, and the role of the courts and insurance

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Year of publication:	1996
Authors:	Viscusi, W. Kip
Publisher:	New York : Oxford University Press
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (321 p.)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Contents; 1. The Fundamental Role of Risk Tradeoffs; 2. Stategic and Ethical Issues in the Valuation of Life; 3. Evidence on the Value of Life: Case Studies from the Labor Market; 4. A Survey of Values of Risks to Life and Health; 5. Social Insurance for Work and Product Injuries; 6. Rational Models of Biases in Risk Perception; 7. Behavioral Anomalies and Paradoxes in Choices under Uncertainty; 8. Sources of Inconsistency in Societal Responses to Health Risks; 9. Risk within Reason; 10. Cotton Dust Regulation: An OSHA Success Story? 11. The Impact of Occupational Safety and Health Regulation, 1972-197512. The Impact of Occupational Safety and Health Regulation, 1973-1983; 13. Consumer Behavior and the Safety Effects of Consumer Product Safety Regulation; 14. The Mis-Specified Agenda: The 1980s Reforms of Health, Safety, and Environmental Regulation; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z;
ISBN:	978-0-19-507278-5 ; 978-0-19-802369-2 ; 978-0-19-507278-5
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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