Aldy, Joseph E.; Viscusi, W. Kip - In: Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 1 (2007) 2, pp. 241-260
Revealed preference evidence, especially based on wage-risk tradeoffs in the labor market, provides the primary empirical basis for analyses of the value of statistical life (VSL). This market evidence also provides guidance on how VSL varies with age. While labor market studies have generated...