The value of a statistical life in Sweden: A review of the empirical literature
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.09.007
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Willingness to pay; Value of a statistical life; Stated preferences; Revealed preferences; Economic evaluation;JEL classification:
- D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
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