Breyer, Friedrich; Felder, Stefan - 2002 - First version, October 6, 2002
In the expected-utility theory of the monetary value of a statistical life, the so-called "dead-anyway" effect … risk increases with the initial level of risk. Their reasoning is based on differences in the marginal utility of wealth …: first, for a risk-averse individual without a bequest motive, marginal WTP for survival does increase with the level of risk …