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Kniesner, Thomas J.; Viscusi, W. Kip; Ziliak, James P. - 2009

We examine differences in the value of statistical life (VSL) across potential wage levels in panel data using quantile regressions with intercept heterogeneity. Latent heterogeneity is econometrically important and affects the estimated VSL. Our findings indicate that a reasonable average cost...

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Child mental health and educational attainment : multiple observers and the measurement error problem

Johnston, David; Propper, Carol; Pudney, Stephen E.; … - 2011 - This version: July 15, 2011

We examine the effect of survey measurement error on the empirical relationship between child mental health and personal and family characteristics, and between child mental health and educational progress. Our contribution is to use unique UK survey data that contains (potentially biased)...

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Child mental health and educational attainment : multiple observers and the measurement error problem

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The value of statistical life in road safety : a meta-analysis

Blaeij, Adriana Tanneke de; Florax, Raymond J. G. M.; … - 2000

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The psychometric properties of child care quality measures in Ecuadord : lessons for monitoring process variables at scale

López Bóo, Florencia; Dormal, Marta; Weber, Ann - 2016

This paper analyzes four instruments that are widely used to measure the quality of centers serving children ages 0 to 36 months - the CLASS, the ITERS-R, the CC-IT-HOME, and the MITRCC - and that were administered to a sample of 404 child care centers in Ecuador. We first assess the...

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Child mental health and educational attainment : multiple observers and the measurement error problem

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The Value of a Statistical Life : Evidence from Panel Data

Kniesner, Thomas J. - 2012

Our research addresses fundamental long-standing concerns in the compensating wage differentials literature and its …

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Policy Relevant Heterogeneity in the Value of Statistical Life : New Evidence from Panel Data Quantile Regressions

Kniesner, Thomas J. - 2012

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Child Mental Health and Educational Attainment : Multiple Observers and the Measurement Error Problem

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Helping Judges and Juries Understand the Valuation of Chronic Pain Using the Subjective Well-Being Valuation Method

Brown, Timothy - 2020

Chronic pain is an issue that forensic economists are often called upon to value. However, some methods of valuing chronic pain are difficult for judges and juries to understand. One approach that is relatively easy for judges and juries to grasp is the subjective well-being valuation method,...

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