Felder, Stefan; Werblow, Andreas - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 145 (2009) II, pp. 137-153
We estimate the marginal cost of life using age- and gender-specific health care expenditures and mortality rates of the 26 Swiss cantons for the period 1997 to 2006. We show triple the marginal cost of saving a life for women as compared to men, reflecting a lower marginal elasticity of medical...