estimates in this subset of the literature. The bias is greatest for the largest estimates, possibly because the high …. Estimates from lower-income countries exhibit less bias but remain unreliable for benefit-cost analysis. Unlike labor market …

estimates, particularly for studies based on international data. This pattern of publication bias effects is consistent with … statistically significant publication selection effects. Adjusting a baseline bias-adjusted U.S. VSL estimate of $9.6 million using …

, as one might expect, given the subjective nature of the best-set selection process. While “best estimate selection bias … of the VSL are similar to those in the all-set sample. The bias-corrected estimate of the VSL for the all-set USA sample …

Meta-regression estimates of the value of a statistical life (VSL) controlling for publication selection bias often … yield bias-corrected estimates of VSL that are substantially below the mean VSL estimates. Labor market studies using the … bias-corrected estimates than do studies based on earlier fatality rate measures. These results are borne out by the …