VSL reconsidered: What do labor supply estimates reveal about risk preferences?
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Smith, VK; Pattanayak, SK; Van Houtven, GL
Published in: Economics Letters
August 1, 2003
We propose and illustrate a theoretically consistent framework for linking estimates of the value of a statistical life (VSL) to individual preferences. Our example suggests a method for using estimates of the labor supply elasticity to impute a VSL estimate. © 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Economics Letters
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0165-1765
Publication Date
August 1, 2003
Volume
80
Issue
2
Start / End Page
147 / 153
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
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Smith, V. K., Pattanayak, S. K., & Van Houtven, G. L. (2003). VSL reconsidered: What do labor supply estimates reveal about risk preferences? Economics Letters, 80(2), 147–153. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(03)00081-8
Smith, V. K., S. K. Pattanayak, and G. L. Van Houtven. “VSL reconsidered: What do labor supply estimates reveal about risk preferences?” Economics Letters 80, no. 2 (August 1, 2003): 147–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(03)00081-8.
Smith VK, Pattanayak SK, Van Houtven GL. VSL reconsidered: What do labor supply estimates reveal about risk preferences? Economics Letters. 2003 Aug 1;80(2):147–53.
Smith, V. K., et al. “VSL reconsidered: What do labor supply estimates reveal about risk preferences?” Economics Letters, vol. 80, no. 2, Aug. 2003, pp. 147–53. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S0165-1765(03)00081-8.
Smith VK, Pattanayak SK, Van Houtven GL. VSL reconsidered: What do labor supply estimates reveal about risk preferences? Economics Letters. 2003 Aug 1;80(2):147–153.
Published In
Economics Letters
DOI
ISSN
0165-1765
Publication Date
August 1, 2003
Volume
80
Issue
2
Start / End Page
147 / 153
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 38 Economics
- 14 Economics