the effect of context on the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL), an important input into the calculation of the mortality … benefits of environmental policies that reduce premature mortality. We define “context” broadly to include i) the cause of … adults, and that apply a cancer premium. -- VSL ; Conjoint Choice Experiments ; Mortality Risk Reductions ; Cost …

tobacco taxation, assess the mortality attributable to smoking, compute the impact of smoking on the Czech state budget …

the effect of context on the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL), an important input into the calculation of the mortality … benefits of environmental policies that reduce premature mortality. We define “context” broadly to include i) the cause of …

The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between alcohol-related mortality and social status among men in …,038,654 records of men 35-74 years old, of whom 3824 died of causes explicitly related to alcohol abuse. Standardized mortality ratios … in alcohol-related mortality increased but only between 1981/82 and 1991/92; and among those 35-59 years old only for the …

and mortality, paying particular attention to possible differences by sex and region. Higher parity is associated with …

This paper estimates the effect of job loss on mortality for older male workers with strong labor force attachment …-level worker characteristics, such as firm-level average mortality rates for mortality during the four years prior to the year of … observation. On the mechanism driving the effect of job loss on mortality, we provide evidence for an effect running through …

probabilities that are less accurate in predicting their in-sample mortality. There is little evidence that the gradients in the … veracity of expectations are due to the less educated and cognitively able responding less to changes in objective mortality …