Does risk aversion increase the value of mortality risk?
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DOI: 10.1016/S0095-0696(03)00076-7
Note: In : Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 47, 13-29, 2004.
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- Eeckhoudt, Louis R. & Hammitt, James K., 2004. "Does risk aversion increase the value of mortality risk?," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 47(1), pages 13-29, January.
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