| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5062740 | Economics Letters | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Distributional weights for welfare analysis are proposed based on two axioms: (1) all lives are equally valued, (2) the monetary value of a person's life is her own valuation. This implies weights proportional to the reciprocals of the values of statistical lives.
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Authors
E. Somanathan,