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Estimation of State-Dependent Utility Functions Using Survey Data

dc.contributor.authorViscusi, W. Kip
dc.contributor.authorEvans, William N.
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-10T21:38:58Z
dc.date.available2014-11-10T21:38:58Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.identifier.citation73 Rev. Econ. and Stat. 94 (1991)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1803/6841
dc.description.abstractAbstract-Surveys of individual's risk-dollar tradeoffs illuminate not only the local tradeoff rates but also can be used to address more fundamental questions about the structure of utility functions. This largely unexplored empirical area is investigated by developing an econometric technique to estimate utility functions based on survey data on risk-dollar tradeoffs for minor health effects. The empirical tests indicate that for all but one of the temporary health effects considered, consumers treat injuries as tantamount to a drop in income, implying that the health impact does not alter the structure of the utility function in a fundamental way.en_US
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dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe Review of Economics and Statisticsen_US
dc.subject.lcshRisk assessment -- United Statesen_US
dc.titleEstimation of State-Dependent Utility Functions Using Survey Dataen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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