How to value a life
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Keywords
Value of Statistical Life; Risk Regulation; Cigarettes; Mortality Cost; J17; I12; I18;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J17 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Value of Life; Foregone Income
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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