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The Valuation of Human Life

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Gavin H. Mooney ⁰

Gavin H. Mooney
1. Department of Community Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xiv

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What is the Problem?
- Gavin H. Mooney
Pages 1-13
Cost-benefit Analysis and Valuation of Life
- Gavin H. Mooney
Pages 14-25
Life-saving Decision-making: 1 Road Safety
- Gavin H. Mooney
Pages 26-35
Life-saving Decision-making: 2 Health Care
- Gavin H. Mooney
Pages 36-49
The Accounting or Human Capital Approach to Life Valuation
- Gavin H. Mooney
Pages 50-70
The Public Behavioural or Socially Implied Valuation Approach
- Gavin H. Mooney
Pages 71-87
The Preferred Valuation Methodology: The Valuation of Reduction in Risk of Death
- Gavin H. Mooney
Pages 88-113
The Preferred Valuation Methodology Again: Option Values and ‘PIP’Goods
- Gavin H. Mooney
Pages 114-124
Decision Rules and the Social Welfare Function for Life-saving Policy Areas
- Gavin H. Mooney
Pages 125-139
Back Matter

Pages 140-165

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Authors and Affiliations

Department of Community Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Scotland

Gavin H. Mooney

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: The Valuation of Human Life
Authors: Gavin H. Mooney
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03193-1
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Gavin H. Mooney 1977
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 165
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics

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