W. Kip Viscusi

Vanderbilt University - Law School

University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management

131 21st Avenue South

Nashville, TN 37203-1181

United States

http://law.vanderbilt.edu/bio/?pid=w-kip-viscusi

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Research Associate

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

Vanderbilt University - College of Arts and Science - Department of Economics

University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management

Box 1819 Station B

Nashville, TN 37235

United States

http://as.vanderbilt.edu/economics/bio/wkip-viscusi/

Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management

University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management

401 21st Avenue South

Nashville, TN 37203

United States

http://business.vanderbilt.edu/bio/w-kip-viscusi/

Vanderbilt University - Strategy and Business Economics

Nashville, TN 37203

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (198)

1.

The Value of a Statistical Life

Forthcoming, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance , Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 19-15
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 16 May 2019
Thomas J. Kniesner and W. Kip Viscusi
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 6,425 (2,335)
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value of a statistical life, VSL, CFOI, hedonic equilibrium, value of a statistical life year, VSLY, morbidity risk, mortality risk, benefit transfer, willingness to pay

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The Value of Life

New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law, 2nd Edition, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-04
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 14 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2022
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 2,433 (11,681)

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value of life, risk regulation

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Sorry Is Never Enough: How State Apology Laws Fail to Reduce Medical Malpractice Liability Risk

Stanford Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2018
Benjamin J. McMichael, R. Van Horn and W. Kip Viscusi
University of Alabama - School of Law, Vanderbilt University - Strategy and Business Economics and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 1,837 (18,290)
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Medical malpractice, apology law, tort reform, litigation

The Value of a Statistical Life: A Critical Review of Market Estimates Throughout the World

Number of pages: 127 Posted: 16 Dec 2002
W. Kip Viscusi and Joseph E. Aldy
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard Kennedy School
Downloads 704 (71,119)
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The Value of a Statistical Life: A Critical Review of Market Estimates Throughout the World

NBER Working Paper No. w9487
Number of pages: 127 Posted: 13 Feb 2003 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2022
W. Kip Viscusi and Joseph E. Aldy
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard Kennedy School
Downloads 276 (212,880)
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Law and Economics as a Pillar of Legal Education

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-35
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 11 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 868 (54,567)
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law and economics, interdisciplinary, legal education

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Safety at Any Price?

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 10 Mar 2003
W. Kip Viscusi and Ted Gayer
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Brookings Institution
Downloads 802 (60,731)
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risk, cost-benefit analysis, risk-risk analysis, health regulation, safety regulation, value of a statistical life

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Clean Water Act Brief

Reg-Markets Center Brief No. 08-03
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 27 Jul 2008
Stanford University - Department of Economics, New York University - Stern School of Business, Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Columbia University - Law School, Stanford University - The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Brookings Institution, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Technology Policy Institute, NERA Economic Consulting, Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance, National Economic Research Associates Inc. (NERA) (Deceased), Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) - Council on Foreign Relations- Washington D.C., Yale School of Management (Deceased), George Mason University - Center for Study of Public Choice, NERA Economic Consulting, Cato Institute, Stanford University - Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, Milken Institute, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, University of Arizona - Eller College of Management, Princeton University - Department of Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, University of Maryland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Brookings Institution, Arizona State University (ASU) - Economics Department, Chapman University - Economic Science Institute, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Vanderbilt University - Law School, New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of EconomicsStern School of Business, New York University and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Punitive Damages: How Judges and Juries Perform

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 07 Jun 2002
Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 739 (66,662)
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Punitive Damages: How Judges and Juries Perform

Posted: 06 Sep 2004
Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School

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Promoting Recycling: Private Values, Social Norms, and Economic Incentives

American Economic Review, Vol. 101, No. 2, 2011, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 10-36
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 14 Dec 2010
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel Huber and Jason Bell
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 698 (72,860)
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recycling, plastic water bottles

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How to Value a Life

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-16
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 May 2008
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 678 (75,567)
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value of statistical life, mortality costs, smoking, job risks

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Sacrificing Civil Liberties to Reduce Terrorism Risks

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Feb 2003
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 628 (83,211)
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Crime and Criminal Justice, Human Rights, International Security, Law and Legal Institutions

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Overriding Consumer Preferences with Energy Regulations

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 12-24, PERC Research Paper No. 12/13
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Ted Gayer and W. Kip Viscusi
Brookings Institution and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 614 (85,573)
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energy regulations, cost-benefit analysis, behavioral economics, consumer choice, climate policy, energy efficiency standards

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Misuses and Proper Uses of Hedonic Values of Life

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 01 Sep 2000
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 598 (88,505)
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The Blockbuster Punitive Damages Awards

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 30 Apr 2004
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 575 (93,027)
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punitive damages, blockbuster, awards

Regulation of Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks

Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 544
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 31 Jul 2006
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 445 (125,628)
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health and safety, regulation, value of life, environment, risk

Regulation of Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks

NBER Working Paper No. w11934
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 13 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2022
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Does Product Liability Make Us Safer?

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-11
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 27 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 324 (179,766)
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tort liability, product liability

Does Product Liability Make Us Safer?

Regulation, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2012, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 12-20
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 05 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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The Flawed Hedonic Damages Measure of Compensation for Wrongful Death and Personal Injury

Journal of Forensic Economics, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-05
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 17 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 559 (96,359)
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hedonic damages, value of statistical life, wrongful death

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Tort Reform and Insurance Markets

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 17 Nov 2003
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 549 (98,649)
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tort reform, insurance, punitive damages, pain and suffering

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The Value of Life: Estimates with Risks by Occupation and Industry

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 16 Jun 2003
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 516 (106,461)
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Damages Caps, Insurability, and the Performance of Medical Malpractice Insurance

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Oct 2004
W. Kip Viscusi, Patricia Born and Patricia Born
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Florida State University - College of BusinessFlorida State University - College of Business
Downloads 503 (109,884)
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medical malpractice insurance, tort reform, punitive damages, noneconomic damages

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Cost-Benefit Analysis: Why Relative Economic Position Does Not Matter

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 26 Mar 2002
Thomas J. Kniesner and W. Kip Viscusi
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 498 (111,190)

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The Regulation-Litigation Interaction

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 30 Nov 2001
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 485 (114,693)
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The Value of a Statistical Life: Evidence from Panel Data

Review of Economics and Statistics, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-02
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 13 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, Vanderbilt University - Law School, Abbott Laboratories and University of Kentucky - Department of Economics
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Value of Statistical Life, VSL, CFOI, Panel Data, Fixed Effects, Random Effects, Long-Differences, PSID

The Value of a Statistical Life: Evidence from Panel Data

Syracuse University Center for Policy Research Working Paper No. 122
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 12 Apr 2011
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, Vanderbilt University - Law School, Abbott Laboratories and University of Kentucky - Department of Economics
Downloads 179 (322,155)
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VSL, panel data, fixed effects, random effects, long-differences, PSID

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Judicial Review of Agency Benefit-Cost Analysis

22 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 575 (2015), Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-31
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 05 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2017
Caroline Cecot and W. Kip Viscusi
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 448 (125,999)
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benefit-cost analysis, judges, judicial review, administrative law, regulatory reform

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Naaqs) Brief

AEI-Brookings Joint Center Working Paper No. B00-01
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 17 Nov 2006
Stanford University - Department of Economics, New York University - Stern School of Business, Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, University of Pennsylvania - Business & Public Policy Department, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) - Council on Foreign Relations- Washington D.C., Columbia University - Law School, Stanford University - The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School, Brookings Institution, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Charles River Associates (CRA), Mendocino College, Canadian Investment Review - Rogers Media, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Technology Policy Institute, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, National Economic Research Associates Inc. (NERA) (Deceased), Princeton University - Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Carnegie Mellon University - David A. Tepper School of Business (Deceased), American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Yale School of Management (Deceased), University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, George Mason University - Center for Study of Public Choice, Cato Institute, Yale University - Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, Milken Institute, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, University of Arizona - Eller College of Management, Brookings Institution, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Brookings Institution, Arizona State University (ASU) - Economics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, Vanderbilt University - Law School, Washington University in St. Louis - Murray Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley - Economic Analysis & Policy Group and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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EPA, D.C. Circuit, regulatory actions

The Effects of Tort Reform on Medical Malpractice Insurers' Ultimate Losses

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-03
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 31 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Patricia Born, Patricia Born, W. Kip Viscusi and Tom Baker
Florida State University - College of BusinessFlorida State University - College of Business, Vanderbilt University - Law School and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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medical malpractice, tort reform, insurance

The Effects of Tort Reform on Medical Malpractice Insurers' Ultimate Losses

NBER Working Paper No. w12086
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 11 May 2006 Last Revised: 11 Jul 2022
Florida State University, Vanderbilt University - Law School, Florida State University - College of BusinessFlorida State University - College of Business and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Income Elasticity and the Global Value of a Statistical Life

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 17-29
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 28 May 2017
W. Kip Viscusi and Clayton Masterman
Vanderbilt University - Law School and United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Downloads 430 (132,235)
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Value of a statistical life, income elasticity, meta-analysis, publication selection bias

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Jurors, Judges, and the Mistreatment of Risk by the Courts

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 01 Sep 2000
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 425 (133,961)
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Empirical Analysis of Tort Damages

RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE ECONOMICS OF TORTS, Jennifer Arlen, ed., Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 12-01, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 12-23
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 13 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 422 (135,095)

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Tort, damages, pain and suffering, hedonic damages, value of statistical life

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Do Federal Regulations Reduce Mortality?

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 May 2001
Robert W. Hahn, Randall Lutter and W. Kip Viscusi
Technology Policy Institute, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 416 (137,370)
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Behavioral Public Choice: The Behavioral Paradox of Government Policy

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 15-2
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 04 Feb 2015
W. Kip Viscusi and Ted Gayer
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Brookings Institution
Downloads 411 (139,363)
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behavioral economics, rationality, regulation, public choice

The Challenge of Punitive Damages Mathematics

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 11 Jan 2001
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 401 (141,994)
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The Challenge of Punitive Damages Mathematics

Posted: 04 Oct 2001
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School

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Alternative Policies to Increase Recycling of Plastic Water Bottles in the United States

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 10-35
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 15 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 02 May 2014
Jason Bell, Joel Huber and W. Kip Viscusi
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 394 (146,212)
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recycling, bottle deposits, plastic water bottles, curbside pickup

The Perception and Valuation of the Risks of Climate Change: A Rational and Behavioral Blend

KSG Working Paper No. RWP05-062, Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 537
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Dec 2005
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Economics - Economic and Econometric Theory, Economics - Microeconomics, Environment and Natural Resources, Regulation

The Perception and Valuation of the Risks of Climate Change: A Rational and Behavioral Blend

NBER Working Paper No. w11863
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Mar 2006 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2022
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 50 (756,397)
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The Economic Value of Water Quality

Environmental and Resource Economics, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-02
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Jan 2008
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel C. Huber and Jason Bell
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 372 (155,946)
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water quality, stated preference, conjoint analysis

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The Denominator Blindness Effect: Accident Frequencies and the Misjudgment of Recklessness

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Dec 2002
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 367 (158,256)
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Estimating the Value of a Statistical Life Using Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Data

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-17
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 10 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2013
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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value of a statistical life, VSL, Census of Fatal Occupational Injury, CFOI, fatality risk, compensating differentials

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Immigrant Status and the Value of Statistical Life

Journal of Human Resources, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-15
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 330 (177,555)
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value of statistical life, immigrants, fatality risks, risk, compensating differentials, immigration, Mexican immigrants

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Monetizing the Benefits of Risk and Environmental Regulation

AEI-Brookings Joint Center Working Paper No. 06-09
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 12 Apr 2007
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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policy evalution

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Age Variations in Workers' Value of Statistical Life

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 19 Oct 2004
Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi
Harvard Kennedy School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 239 (245,845)
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value of life, job risks, hedonic wage regression, VSLY

Age Variations in Workers' Value of Statistical Life

NBER Working Paper No. w10199
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 04 Jan 2004 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2022
Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi
Harvard Kennedy School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Deterring and Compensating Oil Spill Catastrophes: The Need for Strict and Two-Tier Liability

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-27
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 21 Jun 2011
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 197 (295,109)
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BP Deepwater Horizon, oil spills, liability, catastrophic risk, environment, fat-tailed distributions

Deterring and Compensating Oil Spill Catastrophes: The Need for Strict and Two-Tier Liability

HKS Working Paper No. RWP11-025
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 15 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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BP Deepwater Horizon, oil spills, liability, catastrophic risk, environment, fat-tailed distributions

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Valuing Risks of Death from Terrorism and Natural Disasters

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-08
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Mar 2009
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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risk tradeoffs, terrorism, natural disasters, dread, Hurricane Katrina, 9/11 attack

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The Value of Regional Water Quality Improvements

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Oct 2004
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel C. Huber and Jason Bell
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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water quality, environmental benefits, survey, contingent valuation

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Risk Equity

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 01 Sep 2000
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Pricing Lives for Corporate Risk Decisions

Vanderbilt Law Review, May 2015, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-26
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 11 Sep 2014
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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GM ignition-switch recall, value of statistical life, product defect, risk analysis, regulatory penalties, punitive damages, safety, VSL

Life-Cycle Consumption and the Age-Adjusted Value of Life

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Aug 2004
Thomas J. Kniesner, W. Kip Viscusi and James P. Ziliak
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, Vanderbilt University - Law School and University of Kentucky - Department of Economics
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Life-Cycle Consumption and the Age-Adjusted Value of Life

NBER Working Paper No. w10266
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2022
Thomas J. Kniesner, James P. Ziliak and W. Kip Viscusi
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, University of Kentucky - Department of Economics and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Hyperbolic Discounting of Public Goods

Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 543
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 31 Jul 2006
W. Kip Viscusi and Joel C. Huber
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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hyperbolic discounting, intertemporal choice, time preference, environment

Hyperbolic Discounting of Public Goods

NBER Working Paper No. w11935
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 13 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2022
W. Kip Viscusi and Joel C. Huber
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Punitive Damages by Numbers: Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-04
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 Jan 2009
Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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punitive damages, blockbuster, punitive award, exxon, exxon shipping co. v. baker

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Leveraging Public Support for Gun Laws to Reduce Mass Shootings

University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2024, No. 3, 2024, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 23-23
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 02 May 2023
W. Kip Viscusi and Kyle J. Blasinsky
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt Law School Ph.D./J.D. Program in Law & Economics
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gun control, firearm laws, mass shootings, public opinion, regulation, political economy, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, survey

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The Private Rationality of Bottled Water Drinking

Contemporary Economic Policy, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-1
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 10 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2014
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel C. Huber and Jason Bell
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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bottled water, rationality, risk, safety, water quality

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Trends in Household Recycling of Cans, Paper, Plastic, and Glass; U.S. and State Data 2005-2012

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-3
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 06 Feb 2014
Jason Bell, Joel C. Huber and W. Kip Viscusi
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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recycling, cans, plastic, paper, glass, landfills

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Efficient Warnings, Not "Wolf or Puppy" Warnings

HKS Working Paper No. RWP16-033
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2016
Harvard University, Center for Health Decision Science, Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Value of a Statistical Life: Relative Position vs. Relative Age

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 17 Feb 2005
Thomas J. Kniesner and W. Kip Viscusi
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 262 (225,578)
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The Devaluation of Life

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-14
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Apr 2009
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Value of statistical life, risk regulation, environmental regulation, senior discount, regulatory impact analyses

Tort Liability Litigation Costs for Commercial Claims

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 07-16
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 10 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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liability, insurance, torts, litigation costs, transactions costs

Tort Liability Litigation Costs for Commercial Claims

American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp. 330-369, 2007
Posted: 16 Jun 2008
Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School

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The Rationality of Automobile Seatbelt Usage: The Value of Statistical Life and Fatality Risk Beliefs

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Oct 2004
Jahn Karl Hakes, Jahn Karl Hakes and W. Kip Viscusi
Albion College - Department of Economics and ManagementAlbion College and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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seatbelts, value of statistical life, risk

57.

Anchoring Biases in International Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 17-2, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 17-1
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 12 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2017
W. Kip Viscusi and Clayton Masterman
Vanderbilt University - Law School and United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
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Value of a Statistical Life, Fatality Risk, Publication Bias, Anchoring Effect, Reference Dependence, Meta-Analysis, VSL

58.

Cigarette Smokers as Job Risk Takers

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Oct 2000
W. Kip Viscusi and Joni Hersch
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 256 (230,862)
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Policy Relevant Heterogeneity in the Value of Statistical Life: New Evidence from Panel Data Quantile Regressions

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2010, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-28
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 19 Oct 2009
Thomas J. Kniesner, W. Kip Viscusi and James P. Ziliak
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, Vanderbilt University - Law School and University of Kentucky - Department of Economics
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value of statistical life, VSL, quantile regression, panel data, fixed effects, PSID, fatality risk, CFOI

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

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2010, Center for Policy Research Working Paper No. 118
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Apr 2011
Thomas J. Kniesner, W. Kip Viscusi and James P. Ziliak
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, Vanderbilt University - Law School and University of Kentucky - Department of Economics
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value of statistical life, VSL, quantile regression, panel data, fixed effects, PSID

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

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4508
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Nov 2009
Thomas J. Kniesner, W. Kip Viscusi and James P. Ziliak
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, Vanderbilt University - Law School and University of Kentucky - Department of Economics
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value of statistical life, VSL, quantile regression, panel data, fixed effects, PSID, fatality risk, CFOI

60.

An Iterative Choice Approach to Valuing Clean Lakes, Rivers, and Streams

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 01 Sep 2000
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel C. Huber and Wesley A. Magat
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University (Deceased)
Downloads 249 (237,167)
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Pinning Down the Value of Statistical Life

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3107
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 14 Nov 2007
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, Vanderbilt University - Law School, Abbott Laboratories and University of Kentucky - Department of Economics
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VSL, panel data, fixed effects, random effects, PSID

62.

Medical Malpractice Reform: What Works and What Doesn’t

Denver Law Review, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 19-16
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 16 May 2019
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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medical malpractice, tort reform, noneconomic damages, liability crisis, early offer

63.

Risk Beliefs and Preferences for E-Cigarettes

American Journal of Health Economics, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 15-3, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 16-19
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 01 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2016
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 244 (241,909)
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e-cigarettes, cigarettes, smoking, risk, Bayesian

Death by Regulation: How Regulations Can Increase Mortality Risk

Mercatus Working Paper, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Arlington, VA, 2017
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Dec 2017
James Broughel and W. Kip Viscusi
Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 132 (416,099)
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Cost-Per-Life-Saved Cutoff, Value of a Statistical Life, Benefit-Cost Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Health-Health Analysis, Welfare Analysis

Death by Regulation: How Regulations Can Increase Mortality Risk

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 18-31
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2018
James Broughel and W. Kip Viscusi
Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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cost-per-life-saved cutoff, value of a statistical life, benefit-cost analysis, cost- effectiveness analysis, health-health analysis, welfare analysis

The Changing Landscape of Blockbuster Punitive Damages Awards

American Law and Economics Review, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-33
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 02 Dec 2009
Alison F. Del Rossi and W. Kip Viscusi
Saint Lawrence University - Department of Economics and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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punitives, punitive damages, blockbuster awards, compensatory damages, damages ratio, Exxon

The Changing Landscape of Blockbuster Punitive Damages Awards

NBER Working Paper No. w15571
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 08 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2023
Alison F. Del Rossi and W. Kip Viscusi
Saint Lawrence University - Department of Economics and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 53 (736,551)
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The Changing Landscape of Blockbuster Punitive Damages Awards

American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 12, Issue 1, pp. 116-161, 2010
Posted: 26 Apr 2010
Alison F. Del Rossi and W. Kip Viscusi
Saint Lawrence University - Department of Economics and Vanderbilt University - Law School

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K40, K10

66.

The Impact of Cannabis Access Laws on Opioid Prescribing

U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3320778, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 18-60
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 30 Jan 2019
Benjamin J. McMichael, R. Van Horn and W. Kip Viscusi
University of Alabama - School of Law, Vanderbilt University - Strategy and Business Economics and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 240 (246,013)
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cannabis, marijuana, opioids

67.

Private Recycling Values, Social Norms, and Legal Rules

Revue d'Economie Politique, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-01
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 25 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2013
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel C. Huber and Jason Bell
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 232 (254,131)
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H23, D60, K32, Q30

68.

Determining the Proper Scope of Climate Change Policy Benefits in U.S. Regulatory Analyses: Domestic versus Global Approaches

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Forthcoming (June 2016), Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-20, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 16-18
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 07 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2023
Ted Gayer and W. Kip Viscusi
Brookings Institution and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 226 (260,622)
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climate change, benefit-cost analysis, willingness to pay

Age Differences in the Value of Statistical Life: Revealed Preference Evidence

RFF Discussion Paper No. 07-05
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi
Harvard Kennedy School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 223 (262,898)
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value of statistical life, VSL, value of statistical life year, risk

Age Differences in the Value of Statistical Life: Revealed Preference Evidence

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Vol. 1, Issue 2, pp. 241-260, 2007
Posted: 27 Oct 2008
Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi
Harvard Kennedy School and Vanderbilt University - Law School

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70.

Best Estimate Selection Bias of Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 17-7
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Feb 2017
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 222 (265,026)
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value of a statistical life, meta-analysis, publication selection bias, VSL

71.

Principles for Cigarette Taxation in Africa

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 04 Sep 2003
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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cigarettes, smoking, excise taxes, Africa

72.

Risky Investment Decisions: How Are Individuals Influenced by Their Groups?

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-33
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 08 Jul 2011
W. Kip Viscusi, Owen R. Phillips and Stephan Kroll
Vanderbilt University - Law School, University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 216 (271,820)
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real-time information, group decisions, experiments, herding

73.

What’s to Know? Puzzles in the Literature on the Value of Statistical Life

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-36
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 11 Aug 2011
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 211 (277,868)
Citation 2

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value of statistical life, risk, mortality, meta-analysis

74.

Bringing Predictability to the Chaos of Punitive Damages

Arizona State Law Journal, 2022 Forthcoming, U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3991214, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 21-47
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 22 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 20 May 2022
Benjamin J. McMichael and W. Kip Viscusi
University of Alabama - School of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 205 (285,427)
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punitive damages, chaos theory, predictability, blockbuster awards

75.

Dynamic Relationships between Social Norms and Pro-Environmental Behaviour: Evidence from Household Recycling

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 17-61
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2018
Joel Huber, W. Kip Viscusi and Jason Bell
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Vanderbilt University - Law School and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 205 (285,427)
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recycling, social norms, environmental behaviour, injunctive norms, descriptive norms, nudges, dynamic relationships

76.

Adjusting the Value of a Statistical Life for Age and Cohort Effects

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-01, Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 06-19
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi
Harvard Kennedy School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 205 (285,427)
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Value of statistical life, job risks, hedonic wage regression, VSLY

77.

The Fatality and Morbidity Components of the Value of Statistical Life

Journal of Health Economics, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 15-4
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 04 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2016
Elissa Philip Gentry and W. Kip Viscusi
Florida State University - College of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 192 (302,908)
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value of statistical life, fatality, morbidity, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

78.

Hindsight-Choice Bias in Combating Terrorism

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 Aug 2004
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 192 (302,908)

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Risk Regulation Lessons from Mad Cows

Foundations and Trends in Microeconomics, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-34, HKS Working Paper No. 13-047
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 21 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2013
Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi
Harvard Kennedy School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 191 (304,358)

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mad cow disease, Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease, vCJD, food safety, regulation, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE, beef, meat safety

80.

Identifying the Legitimate Role of the Value of a Statistical Life in Legal Contexts

Forthcoming, Journal of Legal Economics, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 19-23 (2019)
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Jul 2019
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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value of a statistical life, VSL, wrongful death, loss of enjoyment of life, hedonic damages

81.

Smoking Risks in Spain: Part I - Perception of Risks to the Smoker

Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 293
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 04 Oct 2000
University of La Rioja - Department of Economy and Business, Vanderbilt University - Law School, Autonomous University of Barcelona - Department of Economics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), University of La Rioja - Department of Economy and Business and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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82.

Economic Lessons for COVID-19 Pandemic Policies

Forthcoming Southern Economic Journal , Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 21-04
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 28 Jan 2021
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 183 (316,163)
Citation 5

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COVID-19, coronavirus, value of a statistical life, mortality, morbidity

83.

Assessing the Insurance Role of Tort Liability after Calabresi

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 12-35
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2013
W. Kip Viscusi and Joni Hersch
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 181 (319,376)

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tort liability, torts, damages, insurance, Calabresi

84.

Efficiency Criteria for Nudges and Norms

Public Choice, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 19-14
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 26 Apr 2019
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 179 (322,588)
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Nudges, norms, behavioral economics, benefit-cost analysis, efficiency, cost-effectiveness

85.

Taming Blockbuster Punitive Damages Awards

University of Illinois Law Review, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 18-13
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 Feb 2018
Benjamin J. McMichael and W. Kip Viscusi
University of Alabama - School of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 178 (324,228)

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State Farm decision, damages caps, blockbuster punitive damages

86.

The Value of a Statistical Life for Transportation Regulations: A Test of the Benefits Transfer Methodology

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-21
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 01 Jul 2014
W. Kip Viscusi and Elissa Philip Gentry
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Florida State University - College of Law
Downloads 178 (324,228)
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value of a statistical life, VSL, benefits transfer, CFOI, transportation, fatality, injury

87.

Racial Differences in Labor Market Values of a Statistical Life

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 May 2003
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 178 (324,228)
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Regulation, Taxation, and Litigation

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-12, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 12-24
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 13 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 177 (325,842)
Citation 1

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regulation, litigation, master settlement agreement, regulatory compliance defense, cigarettes

89.

Policy Challenges of the Heterogeneity of the Value of Statistical Life

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-20
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 09 May 2011 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 176 (327,507)
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value of statistical life, risk, regulation, hedonic damages

90.

Paying for Climate Change Policies in Europe

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Feb 2005
Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 176 (327,507)
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global warming, climate change, willingness to pay, gasoline taxes

How Unobservable Productivity Biases the Value of a Statistical Life

Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 524
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Nov 2005
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, Vanderbilt University - Law School, University of Kentucky - Department of Economics and Abbott Laboratories
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value of statistical life, unobservable productivity, occupational fatality risks

How Unobservable Productivity Biases the Value of a Statistical Life

NBER Working Paper No. w11659
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Dec 2005 Last Revised: 11 Nov 2022
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, Vanderbilt University - Law School, Abbott Laboratories and University of Kentucky - Department of Economics
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Smoking Risks in Spain: Part Iii - Determinants of Smoking Behavior

Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 306
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Jan 2001
Vanderbilt University - Law School, International Monetary Fund (IMF), University of La Rioja - Department of Economy and Business, Autonomous University of Barcelona - Department of Economics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) and University of La Rioja - Department of Economy and Business
Downloads 172 (334,229)
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Dead Reckoning: Demographic Determinants of the Accuracy of Mortality Risk Perceptions

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Sep 2003
Jahn Karl Hakes, Jahn Karl Hakes and W. Kip Viscusi
Albion College - Department of Economics and ManagementAlbion College and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 171 (335,944)
Citation 5

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risk perception, mortality risks

94.

Addressing Catastrophic Risks: Disparate Anatomies Require Tailored Therapies

REGULATORY BREAKDOWN: THE CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE IN US REGULATION, Cary Coglianese, ed., University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-41
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 17 Nov 2011
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 170 (337,695)

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catastrophe, risk, risk tax, regulation, liability, insurance

95.

Regulating Ambiguous Risks: The Less than Rational Regulation of Pharmaceuticals

Journal of Legal Studies, Forthcoming, HKS Working Paper No. RWP14-005, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-4
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2015
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 165 (346,440)
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pharmaceuticals, drugs, ambiguity, regulation, FDA

96.

The Hold-Up Problem: Why It Is Urgent to Rethink the Economics of Disaster Insurance Protection

THE IRRATIONAL ECONOMIST: MAKING DECISIONS IN A DANGEROUS WORLD, Erwann Michel-Kerjan & Paul Slovic, eds., Public Affairs Books, New York, January 2010, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-13
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 24 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 165 (346,440)

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Saving Lives through Punitive Damages

Southern California Law Review, Vol. 83, No. 2, 2010, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-21
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Sep 2009
Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 164 (348,269)

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Punitive damages, value of statistical life, deterrence

The Social Discount Rate: Legal and Philosophical Underpinnings

Annual Review of Financial Economics, Vol. 15, pp. 127-145, 2023
Posted: 07 Nov 2023
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School

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The Social Discount Rate: Legal and Philosophical Underpinnings

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 22-05
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 03 May 2022
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Social rate of discount, Intertemporal, Intergenerational, Discounting, Benefit-cost analysis

99.

Damages to Deter Police Shootings

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-08, University of Illinois Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 13 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2020
W. Kip Viscusi and Scott Jeffrey
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt Law School
Downloads 163 (350,086)
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damages, wrongful death, social justice, black lives matter, shootings, police, value of statistical life

Willingness to Accept Equals Willingness to Pay for Labor Market Estimates of the Value of Statistical Life

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Vol. 48, No. 3, June 2014, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper 13-06
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2014
Thomas J. Kniesner, W. Kip Viscusi and James P. Ziliak
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, Vanderbilt University - Law School and University of Kentucky - Department of Economics
Downloads 105 (495,905)
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willingness to pay, willingness to accept, value of statistical life, VSL, CFOI, panel data

Willingness to Accept Equals Willingness to Pay for Labor Market Estimates of the Value of Statistical Life

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6816
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Oct 2012
Thomas J. Kniesner, W. Kip Viscusi and James P. Ziliak
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, Vanderbilt University - Law School and University of Kentucky - Department of Economics
Downloads 57 (711,920)
Citation 1

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willingness to pay, willingness to accept, value of statistical life, VSL, CFOI, panel data, PSID

101.

Cigarette Taxation and the Social Consequences of Smoking

NBER Working Paper No. w4891
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 24 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 15 May 2022
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 161 (353,820)

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The Generational Divide in Support for Climate Change Policies: European Evidence

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 21 Feb 2005
W. Kip Viscusi and Joni Hersch
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 153 (369,046)
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global warming, climate change, willingness to pay, gasoline taxes

103.

Labor Market Estimates of the Senior Discount for the Value of Statistical Life

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 06-12
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 Mar 2006
W. Kip Viscusi and Joseph E. Aldy
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard Kennedy School
Downloads 149 (377,156)
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value of statistical life, job risks, senior discount, compensating differentials

104.

Catastrophic Risk: Waking Up to the Reality of a Pandemic?

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 10 Apr 2020
EcoHealth Alliance, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, Vanderbilt University - Law School, University of Wyoming, University of Kansas - School of Business and EcoHealth Alliance
Downloads 147 (381,307)
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Risk, Behavioral, Pandemic, Ebola, COVID-19

105.

Fostering Recycling Participation in Wisconsin Households through Single-Stream Programs

Land Economics, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 16-3, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 16-22
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 13 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2016
Jason Bell, Joel Huber and W. Kip Viscusi
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 146 (383,362)
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recycling, single-stream recycling, natural experiment, difference-in-difference

106.

Assessing Whether There Is a Cancer Premium for the Value of a Statistical Life

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 12-34
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Nov 2012
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel C. Huber and Jason Bell
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 143 (389,721)
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cancer, value of a statistical life (VSL), stated preference, risk

107.

The Punitive Damages Calculus: The Differential Incidence of State Punitive Damages Reforms

Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 16-52, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 16-27
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 02 Dec 2016
Benjamin J. McMichael and W. Kip Viscusi
University of Alabama - School of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 142 (391,901)

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punitive damages, tort reform, damages caps, blockbuster awards

108.

The Heterogeneity of the Value of Statistical Life: Introduction and Overview

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Vol. 40, No. 1, February 2010, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-32
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 02 Dec 2009
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Citation 1

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value of statistical life, fatality risk, VSL, income elasticity, blame, children

The Role of Publication Selection Bias in Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life

American Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2015, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-32
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 08 Nov 2014
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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value of a statistical life, VSL, meta-regression, publication selection bias, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, CFOI

The Role of Publication Selection Bias in Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life

NBER Working Paper No. w20116
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 14 May 2014 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2023
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Reference-Dependent Valuations of Risk: Why Willingness-to-Accept Exceeds Willingness-to-Pay

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-45
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 18 Nov 2011
W. Kip Viscusi and Joel C. Huber
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 136 (405,319)
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reference dependence, health risks, stated preference, willingness to pay, WTA, WTP

111.

Supreme Court Amicus Brief Regarding Wyeth V. Diana Levine

Reg-Markets Center Brief No. 08-01
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 11 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Technology Policy Institute, University of Chicago, Emory University - Department of Economics and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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The Fatal Failure of the Regulatory State

William & Mary Law Review, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 18-18
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Mar 2018
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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value of a statistical life, penalty, deterrence, enforcement, regulation

113.

Shifting the Fat-Tailed Distribution of Blockbuster Punitive Damages Awards

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-18
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Jul 2013
W. Kip Viscusi and Benjamin J. McMichael
Vanderbilt University - Law School and University of Alabama - School of Law
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punitive damages, blockbuster awards, fat tail, State Farm, product liability, tort

114.

The Misapplication of the Major Questions Doctrine to Emerging Risks

Houston Law Review, Vol. 61, No. 3, 2024, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 23-20
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 25 Apr 2023
Elissa Philip Gentry and W. Kip Viscusi
Florida State University - College of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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OSHA, Covid, Risk, Regulation, Labor

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Pricing the Global Health Risks of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Forthcoming Journal of Risk and Uncertainty , Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-42
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 13 Aug 2020
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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coronavirus, COVID-19, value of statistical life, VSL, mortality, morbidity

116.

The Income Elasticity of Global Values of a Statistical Life: Stated Preference Evidence

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 18-12
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 02 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2018
Clayton Masterman and W. Kip Viscusi
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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value of a statistical life, income elasticity, stated preference, meta-analysis, publication selection bias

117.

Recollection Bias and Its Underpinnings: Lessons from Terrorism-Risk Assessments

HKS Working Paper No. 16-003, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 15-26, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 16-20
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 19 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2016
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Recollection bias, hindsight bias, terrorism, risk perception, catastrophe

Compensating Differentials for Occupational Health and Safety Risks: Implications of Recent Evidence

IZA DP No. 15117 (2022)
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 17 Apr 2022
Thomas J. Kniesner and W. Kip Viscusi
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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value of statistical life, VSL, value of statistical injury, VSI, value of a statistical life year, VSLY, mortality risk, morbidity risk, benefit cost analysis, hedonic labor market equilibrium, compensating wage differential, evaluation of health and safety programs

Compensating Differentials for Occupational Health and Safety Risks: Implications of Recent Evidence

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15117
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 20 May 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Thomas J. Kniesner and W. Kip Viscusi
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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morbidity risk, mortality risk, VSLY, value of a statistical life year, VSI, value of statistical injury, VSL, value of statistical life, benefit cost analysis, hedonic labor market equilibrium, compensating wage differential, evaluation of health and safety programs

119.

Pricing Lives for Corporate and Governmental Risk Decisions

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2015, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 15-5
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 31 Dec 2015
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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value of a statistical life, GM ignition switch, safety, risk, VSL

120.

Reply to the Effects of 'Early Offers' in Medical Malpractice Cases: Evidence from Texas

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-27, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2010-24
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 13 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Joni Hersch, Jeffrey O'Connell and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School, University of Virginia School of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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early offer reform, medical malpractice, insurance, Texas Department of Insurance

121.

Organizational Form and Insurance Company Performance: Stocks Versus Mutuals

NBER Working Paper No. w5246
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2022
Florida State University - College of BusinessFlorida State University - College of Business, Williams College - Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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122.

Risk Attitudes and Heterogeneous Rates of Time Preference

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 May 2007
Robert L. Scharff and W. Kip Viscusi
Ohio State University - Department of Consumer Sciences and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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risk attitudes, time preference, value of life, smoking

123.

Nudges Versus Financial Incentives

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 23-22, Research Handbook on Nudges and Society, Cass R. Sunstein and Lucia A. Reisch, eds., Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, forthcoming.
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Apr 2023
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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nudges, financial incentives, transfers, benefit-cost analysis, cost effectiveness

124.

Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Impact of State Deposit Laws and Recycling Laws: Household Recycling Following Interstate Moves

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-07
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2020
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel Huber and Jason Bell
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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recycling, deposit laws, environmental laws, household moves, panel data, pro-environmental behavior, quasi-experiments

125.

Producer and Consumer Responses to Green Housing Labels

Economic Inquiry, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-19
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 04 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2014
Sharon Shewmake and W. Kip Viscusi
Western Washington University - Economics and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Energy Efficiency, Housing Labels, Environmental Labels, Hedonic Model

126.

Workers' Compensation and Injury Duration: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w3494
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Aug 2007 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2022
Bruce D. Meyer, W. Kip Viscusi and David L. Durbin
University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, Vanderbilt University - Law School and National Council on Compensation Insurance
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127.

How Regulations Undervalue Occupational Fatalities

Forthcoming in Regulation and Governance, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 21-44
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Nov 2021
W. Kip Viscusi and Robert J. Cramer
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University, Law School, Law and Economics, Students
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occupational fatalities, regulation, penalties, enforcement, value of a statistical life

128.

Economic Value of Reducing Exposure to Environmental Health Risks

Forthcoming in Oxford Encyclopedia of Environmental Economics , Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-50
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 Oct 2020
W. Kip Viscusi and Rachel Dalafave
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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mortality, morbidity, value of a statistical life, cancer, health risk

129.

Discontinuous Behavioral Responses to Recycling Laws and Plastic Water Bottle Deposits

NBER Working Paper No. w15585
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 15 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2023
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel Huber, Jason Bell and Caroline Cecot
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School
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130.

Electronic Cigarette Risk Beliefs and Usage after the Vaping Illness Outbreak

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-30, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 23 May 2020 Last Revised: 27 May 2020
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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electronic cigarette, e-cigarettes, vaping, cigarettes, smoking, Bayesian, lung cancer, mortality

131.

The Mortality Cost to Smokers

NBER Working Paper No. w13599
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2022
W. Kip Viscusi and Joni Hersch
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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132.

The Specific Consumer Expectations Test for Product Defects

Indiana Law Journal, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 19-08
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 09 Apr 2019
Clayton Masterman and W. Kip Viscusi
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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products liability, consumer expectations, tort law, experiment

133.

Heterogeneity in Values of Morbidity Risks from Drinking Water

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-37
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 Sep 2011
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel C. Huber and Jason Bell
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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drinking water, gastrointestinal illness, morbidity risk, stated preference survey, willingness to pay, starting point bias

134.

The Relative Weights of Direct and Indirect Experiences in the Formation of Environmental Risk Beliefs

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-6
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 Feb 2014
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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risk beliefs, experience, perception, tap water

135.

Voter-Weighted Environmental Preferences

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-16, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Autumn 2009
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 Jun 2009
Jason Bell, Joel Huber and W. Kip Viscusi
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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environment, water quality, stated preference, political economy, benefit-cost analysis

136.

The Locale and Damages of Fatal Policing

Denver Law Review, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 21-22
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 May 2021
W. Kip Viscusi and Scott Jeffrey
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt Law School
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police, shootings, black lives matter, wrongful death, value of statistical life, fatal policing

137.

The Catastrophic Effects of Natural Disasters on Insurance Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w12348
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 14 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2023
W. Kip Viscusi, Patricia Born and Patricia Born
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Florida State University - College of BusinessFlorida State University - College of Business
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A Tale of the Tails: The Value of a Statistical Life at the Tails of the Age Distribution

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 24-13, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 06 Apr 2024
Thomas J. Kniesner and W. Kip Viscusi
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Circular A-4, Value of a Statistical Life, Age, Children, Elderly, Value of a Statistical Life Year, VSL, VSLY

A Tale of the Tails: The Value of a Statistical Life at the Tails of the Age Distribution

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16867
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Mar 2024
Thomas J. Kniesner and W. Kip Viscusi
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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circular A-4, Value of a Statistical Life, age, children, elderly, Value of a Statistical Life Year, VSL, VSLY

139.

Efficient Ethical Principles for Making Fatal Choices

Notre Dame Law Review, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper 21-12
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 03 Mar 2021
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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value of a statistical life, tort liability, risk, COVID-19, bioethics, compensatory damages

140.

Survey Mode Effects on Valuation of Environmental Goods

Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-04
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 13 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Jason Bell, Joel C. Huber and W. Kip Viscusi
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 82 (577,074)
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survey methods, environmental economics, environmental policy, stated preference, benefit-cost analysis, water quality

141.

The Hierarchy and Performance of State Recycling and Deposit Laws

Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 22-15
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Jun 2022
Caroline Cecot and W. Kip Viscusi
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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recycling, deposits, environment

142.

Rational Benefit Assessment for an Irrational World: Toward a Behavioral Transfer Test

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 16-1, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 16-21
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2016
W. Kip Viscusi and Ted Gayer
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Brookings Institution
Downloads 79 (589,738)
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benefit-cost analysis, behavioral economics, benefits transfer, behavioral transfer

143.

A Constitutional False Claims Act

Washington University Law Review, Vol. 102, Issue 3, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 24-19, U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4780153
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 09 Apr 2024
University of Alabama - School of Law, Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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False Claims Act, constitutional protections, punitive damages, Fifth Amendment, Eighth Amendment, qui tam, due process, excessive fines, healthcare, health policy

144.

Extending the Domain of the Value of a Statistical Life

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Forthcoming , Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-37
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Jul 2020
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 78 (594,051)
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value of a statistical life, benefit-cost analysis, mortality, risk, regulatory penalties

145.

Utility Functions for Mild and Severe Health Risks

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 18-56
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Nov 2018
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 78 (594,051)
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cancer, utility, health risk, willingness to pay

146.

The Mortality Cost of Expenditures

Contemporary Economic Policy, Forthcoming https://doi.org/10.1111/coep.12483 , Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-29
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 16 May 2020 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2020
W. Kip Viscusi and James Broughel
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)
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cost-per-life-saved cutoff, value of a statistical life, benefit-cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, health-health analysis

147.

Publication Selection Biases in Stated Preference Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-11
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 13 Feb 2020
Clayton Masterman and W. Kip Viscusi
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 72 (621,078)
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value of a statistical life, stated preference, meta-analysis, publication selection bias

148.

When to Walk Away and When to Risk It All

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-10
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 13 Feb 2020
Scott DeAngelis and W. Kip Viscusi
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 72 (621,078)
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Risk, concussion, loss aversion, framing, commitment, long-term contracts

149.

Asymmetric Effects on Fatality Rates of Changes in Workers’ Compensation Laws

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 18-16, Forthcoming, American Law and Economics Review
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 27 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 25 May 2019
Elissa Philip Gentry and W. Kip Viscusi
Florida State University - College of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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workers’ compensation, fatality rate, safety, incentives

150.

The Locus of Dread for Mass Shooting Risks: Distinguishing Alarmist Risk Beliefs from Risk Preferences

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 23-03 (Forthcoming), Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 24 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2023
Rachel Dalafave and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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dread, mass shootings, risk beliefs, risk-risk tradeoffs, homicides

151.

Experimental Study of Consumer Responses to Different Sources of Information about Prescription Drugs

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-55
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 30 Oct 2020
Jacob Byl and W. Kip Viscusi
Western Kentucky University and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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risk updating, experimental, Bayesian learning, attorney advertising, litigation advertising, direct-to-consumer advertising, prescription drugs

152.

The Generational Divide in Support for Environmental Policies: European Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w11859
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 09 Mar 2006 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
W. Kip Viscusi and Joni Hersch
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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153.

Publication Selection and the Income Elasticity of the Value of a Statistical Life

Journal of Health Economics, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-30
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 26 Oct 2013
Hristos Doucouliagos, T. D. Stanley and W. Kip Viscusi
Deakin University - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Deakin University and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 63 (665,497)
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Income elasticity; value of statistical life; meta-regression analysis; selectivity bias

154.

The Broad Impacts of Lighter Safety Regulations

Forthcoming in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 27 Apr 2022
W. Kip Viscusi and Rachel Dalafave
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Consumer product safety, lighters, lulling effect, value of a statistical life, childproof

155.

Pricing Lives: International Guideposts for Safety

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 18-06
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 07 Feb 2018
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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156.

Rational Discounting for Regulatory Analysis

NBER Working Paper No. w12294
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 16 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2022
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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157.

Reference-Dependence Effects in Benefit Assessment: Beyond the WTA-WTP Dichotomy and WTA-WTP Ratios

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 15-1
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Jan 2015
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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willingness to pay, willingness to accept, WTA, WTP, value of statistical life, reference dependence, benefit-cost analysis

158.

A Regulatory Policy Strategy for Protecting Immigrant Workers

Seton Hall Law Review, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-32
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 29 Jun 2020
W. Kip Viscusi and Nick Marquiss
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University, Law School, Law and Economics, Students
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immigrant job risks, value of statistical life, labor economics, OSHA, public policy, immigrant safety, administrative law, law and economics

159.

Tobacco Regulation Through Litigation: The Master Settlement Agreement

NBER Working Paper No. w15422
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 26 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2023
W. Kip Viscusi and Joni Hersch
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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160.

Risk-Risk Tradeoffs for Mass Shootings and International Terrorism

Forthcoming in Risk Analysis, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 21-20
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 Apr 2021
Rachel Dalafave and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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risk perception, mass shooting, terrorism, risk preferences

161.

Changes in Household Recycling Behavior: Evidence from Panel Data

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 25 Aug 2022
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel Huber and Jason Bell
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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recycling, panel data, deposits, single-stream, cans, glass, plastic

162.

National Survey Evidence on Disasters and Relief: Risk Beliefs, Self-Interest, and Compassion

NBER Working Paper No. w12582
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 19 Nov 2022
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 51 (733,336)
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163.

Promoting Equity Through Equitable Risk Tradeoffs

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15771
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 06 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Thomas J. Kniesner and W. Kip Viscusi
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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benefit-cost analysis, Circular A-4, Justice40, risk equity, value of statistical life, regulatory impact analysis

164.

Well-Being Measures of Mortality Risks: Life-Cycle Contradictions and Ordinal Index Challenges

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 19-25, Behavioural Public Policy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 16 Sep 2019
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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value of a statistical life, VSL, well-being, happiness, life satisfaction, mortality risk, life cycle

165.

The Mortality Cost Metric for the Costs of War

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 19-17
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 May 2019
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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war, mortality risk, value of a statistical life, opportunity cost

166.

Sorting Models of Labor Mobility, Turnover, and Unemployment

NBER Working Paper No. w0371
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 09 Jul 2022
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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167.

Decision Irrationalities Involving Deadly Risks

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 18-55
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 07 Nov 2018
W. Kip Viscusi and Scott DeAngelis
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.
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two-armed bandit, risk, uncertainty, Bayesian learning, ambiguity aversion

168.

The Perceived Risks of E-Cigarettes to Others and During Pregnancy

Forthcoming in Journal of Public Health, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 21-37
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 07 Oct 2021
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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E-cigarettes, Pregnancy, Secondhand Risks, Risk Perceptions

169.

The Perception and Excessive Valuation of Small, Publicized Drinking Water Risks

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-09
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 13 Feb 2020
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel Huber and Jason Bell
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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risk, drinking water, willingness to pay, behavioral, benefit-cost analysis, bisphenol-a, BPA, atrazine, prescription drugs, ambiguity aversion

170.

Market Versus Policy Responses to Novel Occupational Risks

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper, No. 24-1
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 30 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2024
Vanderbilt University, Law School, Law and Economics, Students, Florida State University - College of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Compensating differential, Value of a Statistical Life, novel risks, Covid-19, regulation

171.

Specific Information, General Information, and Employment Matches Under Uncertainty

NBER Working Paper No. w0394
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 04 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2022
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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172.

Seven Recommendations for Pricing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2023, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 23-37
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 23 Aug 2023
Resources for the Future, Indiana University, Indiana University Bloomington - School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA), Manhattan Institute, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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climate change, social cost of carbon, discount rate, greenhouse gases

173.

Responsible Precautions for Uncertain Environmental Risks

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Forthcoming , Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 19-20
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Jun 2019
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel Huber and Jason Bell
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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risk, ambiguity, discounting, BPA, atrazine, prescription drugs, drinking water risks

174.

Why OMB's Social Welfare Function Is Not Society's Social Welfare Function

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 24-34
Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 16 Aug 2024
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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benefit-cost analysis, distributional weights, value of a statistical life, social welfare function, marginal utility

175.

The Value of Objective Characteristics to Predict the Extent of Household Recycling

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 23-24
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2023
Joel Huber, W. Kip Viscusi and Jason Bell
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Vanderbilt University - Law School and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Household recycling, objective characteristics, government resources

176.

Equitable Assignment of Standing for Intergenerational and International Environmental Policies

Arizona Law Review, Forthcoming, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 24-7
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 22 Mar 2024
W. Kip Viscusi and Sydney Schoonover
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, social cost of carbon, value of a statistical life, discount rates, income elasticity

177.

When Patients Are Assailants: Valuing Occupational Risks in Health Care

Journal of Benefit Cost Analysis, Forthcoming , Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 23-32
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 09 May 2023 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2023
Elissa Philip Gentry and W. Kip Viscusi
Florida State University - College of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Intentional Violence, Value of Statistical Injury, Protection, Insurance, Healthcare Labor Market

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Differences by Race and Ethnicity in Title IX's Effect on Women's Health

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 24-3, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2024
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2024
Delaney Beck, Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School, Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Title IX, National Health Interview Survey, race and ethnic health disparities, athletic participation

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A Bayesian Analysis of E-Cigarette Risk Perceptions in the United Kingdom

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 23-47, Southern Economic Journal
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 06 Feb 2024
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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electronic cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaping, cigarettes, smoking, Bayesian, cancer, mortality

180.

Using Objective Characteristics to Target Household Recycling Policies

Environmental Law Reporter, 2023, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 23-36
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 14 Aug 2023
Joel Huber, W. Kip Viscusi and Jason Bell
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Vanderbilt University - Law School and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Household recycling, objective characteristics, government resources

181.

A Balanced Prescription for More Effective Environmental Regulations

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 23-21, Pace Environmental Law (PELR) Review, Forthcoming, C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State Research Paper No. Forthcoming
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 19 Apr 2023
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Environment, benefit-cost analysis, compensation, pollution, Environmental Protection Agency

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Reconciling Regulatory Impact Analyses and Agencies' Statutory Mandates for Environmental Regulations under Loper Bright

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper Forthcoming, Environmental Law Forthcoming
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 25 Sep 2024
Sydney Schoonover and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Chevron deference, regulatory impact analysis, environmental law, regulation, Loper

183.

Valuing Heat-Related Mortality Risks

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Sep 2024
Clayton J. Masterman and W. Kip Viscusi
University at Buffalo and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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heat, Climate Change, value of a statistical life, mortality risks

184.

Viscusi Circular A-4 Peer Review Comments

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper Forthcoming, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis Forthcoming
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Sep 2024
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Circular A-4, regulation, benefit-cost analysis, value of a statistical life, behavioral economics

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The Military VSL

Number of pages: 49
Thomas J. Kniesner, Ryan Sullivan and W. Kip Viscusi
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences, Naval Postgraduate School and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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Military, DOD, VSL

186.

Consumer's Guide to Regulatory Impact Analysis: Ten Tips for Being an Informed Policy Maker

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Vol. 8, No. 2, Pp. 187-204 (2017)
Posted: 03 Apr 2022
George Washington University, Washington University in St. Louis - D.C. Satellite Office, University of Kentucky - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, George Washington University - Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington Institute of Public Policy (GWIP), Cox Associates, Inc., Resources for the Future, Indiana University, George Washington University, Harvard University, Indiana University Bloomington - School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA), University of Virginia - Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, George Washington University, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Marsh & McLennan Companies - Washington, D.C. Office, Vanderbilt University - Law School and University of Washington - Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs

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Regulatory Impact Analysis, policy

187.

Misuses and Proper Uses of Hedonic Values of Life in Legal Contexts

Journal of Forensic Economics, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2000
Posted: 28 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 01 Sep 2016
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School

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Economic Position Does Not Matter: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Yale Journal on Regulation, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2002
Posted: 16 Apr 2011
Thomas J. Kniesner and W. Kip Viscusi
Claremont Graduate University - Department of Economic Sciences and Vanderbilt University - Law School

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189.

How Do Judges Think About Risk?

American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 26-62, 1999
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School

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190.

The Value of Life in Legal Contexts: Survey and Critique

Posted: 11 May 2005
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School

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191.

Corporate Risk Analysis: A Reckless Act?

Posted: 21 Aug 2000
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School

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Are Risk Regulators Rational? Evidence from Hazardous Waste Cleanup Decisions

AEI-Brookings Joint Center Working Paper No. 99-02
Posted: 23 Sep 1999
W. Kip Viscusi and James T. Hamilton
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Duke University

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The Courtroom Comes to the Classroom: Estimating Economic Damages as an Instructional Device

Harvard Law School, Olin Center for Law, Economics and Business, Discussion Paper No. 234
Posted: 29 Mar 1999
Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School

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194.

The Social Costs of Punitive Damages Against Corporations in Environmental and Safety Tort

Harvard Law School, John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business Working Paper No. 237
Posted: 26 Feb 1999
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School

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The Distribution of the Insurance Market Effects of Tort Liability Reforms

Harvard Law School, John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics & Business, Discussion Paper No. 243
Posted: 25 Feb 1999
Patricia Born, Patricia Born and W. Kip Viscusi
Florida State University - College of BusinessFlorida State University - College of Business and Vanderbilt University - Law School

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196.

Why There is No Defense of Punitive Damages

Harvard Law School, John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics and Business, Discussion Paper No. 238
Posted: 21 Feb 1999
W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School

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197.

The Anatomy of Jumps and Falls in Wages

Posted: 30 Nov 1998
University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, Vanderbilt University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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Gender Differences in Promotions in Wages

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: A JOURNAL OF ECONOMY AND SOCIETY, Vol. 35, No. 4, October 1996
Posted: 07 May 1998
Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Vanderbilt University - Law School

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