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 …

studies. The estimates are robust, controlling for possible sample selection bias and the influence of covariates, such as the …

; Mortality Risk Reductions ; Cost-benefit Analysis ; Forced Choice Questions …

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 …

, however, results may be affected by (i) omitted variable bias and (ii) whether homebuyers and sellers are aware of, and … respondents. We examine how homeowners in the United Kingdom and Italy value mortality risk reductions by asking them to choose … among hypothetical variants of their home that differ in terms of mortality risks from air pollution and price. To our …

, 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 …

, according to the theory of compensating differentials, there should be no relationship between on-the-job risk and job … fully compensate for on-the-job risks, the willingness to pay to reduce mortality risks estimated from hedonic regressions …

contingent valuation surveys that elicit the willingness to pay (WTP) for mortality risk reductions. We examine the importance of …