Browsing by Author "Ziliak, James Patrick"

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    • Policy Relevant Heterogeneity in the Value of Statistical Life: New Evidence from Panel Data Quantile Regressions 
      Viscusi, W. Kip; Kniesner, Thomas J.; Ziliak, James Patrick (Journal of Risk and Uncertaintyhttp://www.springer.com/economics/economic+theory/journal/11166, 2010)
      We examine differences in the value of statistical life (VSL) across potential wage levels in panel data using quantile regressions with intercept heterogeneity. Latent heterogeneity is econometrically important and affects ...
    • The Value of a Statistical Life: Evidence from Panel Data 
      Viscusi, W. Kip; Kniesner, Thomas J.; Woock, Christopher, 1979-; Ziliak, James Patrick (Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012)
      This article addresses fundamental long-standing concerns in the compensating wage differentials literature and its public policy implications: the econometric properties of estimates of the value of statistical life (VSL) ...