| dc.contributor.author | Viscusi, W. Kip | |
| dc.contributor.author | Evans, William N. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-14T20:50:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-07-14T20:50:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1990 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | 80 Am Econ. Rev. 353 (1990) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/6572 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Taylor's series and logarithmic estimates of health state-dependent utility functions
both imply that job injuries reduce one's utility and marginal utility of income, thus rejecting the monetary loss equivalent formulation. Injury valuations have unitary income elasticity, and the valuation of non-incremental risk changes and effects of base risks follow economic predictions. (JEL 851,026,913) | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 1 PDF (23 pages) | en_US |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | The American Economic Review | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Utility theory | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Manufacturing processes -- Health aspects | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Industrial safety | en_US |
| dc.title | Utility Functions that Depend on Health Status: Estimates and Economic Implications | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
