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dc.contributor.authorGreenstone, Michaelen_US
dc.contributor.authorAshenfelter, Orleyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-26T01:45:55Z-
dc.date.available2011-10-26T01:45:55Z-
dc.date.issued2004-01-01T00:00:00Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp018336h1898-
dc.description.abstractIn this paper we show that omitted variables and publication bias lead to severely biased estimates of the value of a statistical life. Although our empirical results are obtained in the context of a study of choices about road safety, we suspect that the same issues plague the estimation of monetary trade-offs regarding safety in other contexts.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking Papers (Princeton University. Industrial Relations Section) ; 479en_US
dc.subjectvalue of a statistical lifeen_US
dc.subjectpublication biasen_US
dc.subjectspeed limitsen_US
dc.subjectsafety risksen_US
dc.subjectvalue of timeen_US
dc.titleEstimating the Value of a Statistical Life: The Importance of Omitted Variables and Publication Biasen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
pu.projectgrantnumber360-2050en_US
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