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Measuring how risk tradeoffs adjust with income
Evans, Mary F.; Smith, Vincent Kerry - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003886412
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Measuring how risk tradeoffs adjust with income
Evans, Mary F.; Smith, Vincent Kerry - In: Journal of risk and uncertainty : JRU 40 (2010) 1, pp. 33-55
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003969001
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The cost-per-life-saved cutoff for safety-enhancing regulations
Lutter, Randall W.; Morrall, John F.; Viscusi, W. Kip - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 37 (1999) 4, pp. 599-608
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001418741
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Does the cause of death matter? : the effect of dread, controllability, exposure and latency on the Vsl
Alberini, Anna; Šcasný, Milan - 2010
The Value of a Statistical Life is a key input into the calculation of the benefits of environmental policies that save lives. To date, the VSL used in environmental policy analyses has not been adjusted for age or the cause of death. Air pollution regulations, however, are linked to reductions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008747732
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Understanding the economic consequences of shifting trends in population health
Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Goldman, Dana P.; Lakdawalla, Darius - 2009
government expenditures (including Social Security and income assistance). Together, the reduction in smoking and the rise in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003884098
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Evidence on individual preferences for longevity risk
Delprat, Gae͏̈tan; Leroux, Marie-Louise; Michaud, … - 2013
neutral with respect to longevity risk. Higher income households are more likely to be risk averse. We do not find evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009730526
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Life expectancy, schooling, and lifetime labor supply : theory and evidence revisited
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - 2013
This paper presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of the role of life expectancy for optimal schooling and lifetime labor supply. The results of a simple prototype Ben-Porath model with age-specific survival rates show that an increase in lifetime labor supply is not a necessary, nor a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009721323
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Understanding differences in health behaviors by education
Cutler, David M.; Lleras-Muney, Adriana - In: Journal of health economics 29 (2010) 1, pp. 1-28
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Do wages really compensate for risk aversion and skewness affection?
Hartog, Joop; Vijverberg, Wim P. M. - 2002
Utility theory suggests that foreseeable risk should increase the compensation for work. This paper expands on this … notion: on basis of utility theory, people should care not only about risk but also about the skewness in the distribution of … the compensation paid. In particular, because the degree of risk aversion ought to decrease with income, people should …
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Behavioral economics : Konzepte und Anwendungen
Ebering, Alexander - 2005 - 1. Aufl.
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