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Kompensatorische Lohndifferenziale und der Wert eines statistischen Lebens in Deutschland

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Diese Arbeit ist die erste empirische Untersuchung, die den Wert eines statistischen Lebens (WSL) für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland ermittelt. Die Analysen werden auf der Grundlage eines aus IAB-Beschäftigtenstichprobe und Arbeitsunfallinformationen der Berufsgenossenschaften zusammengesetzten Datensatzes durchgeführt. Die Panelschätzungen ergeben einen durchschnittlichen WSL für sozialversicherungspflichtige Arbeitnehmer von 1,65 Mio. Euro. Dieser Wert liegt deutlich unter den zu Vergleichszwecken durchgeführten Querschnittsuntersuchungen (Mittelwert 4,5 Mio. Euro) und legt nahe, dass (auch) die bisherigen Ergebnisse von US-Studien (Median 7 Mio. US-Dollar), die fast ausschließlich auf Querschnittsdaten beruhen, aufgrund der fehlenden Kontrolle unbeobachteter Heterogenität nach oben verzerrt sind. Die ermittelten WSL-Ergebnisse können in Kosten-Nutzen-Analysen von Projekten zur Risikoreduktion z.B. in Gesundheits-, Umwelt-, Verkehrs- und Kriminalpolitik einfließen.

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  • Spengler, Hannes, 2004. "Kompensatorische Lohndifferenziale und der Wert eines statistischen Lebens in Deutschland," Darmstadt Discussion Papers in Economics 133, Darmstadt University of Technology, Department of Law and Economics.
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    Keywords

    Value of Life; Kompensatorische Lohndifferenziale; IAB-Beschäftigtenstichprobe; Random Effects Censored Regression Modell;
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    JEL classification:

    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • J17 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Value of Life; Foregone Income
    • H43 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Project Evaluation; Social Discount Rate

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