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30 produkter
Smoking
Making the Risky Decision
Inbunden, 1993
1016 kr
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This is a book on smoking that uses rigorous empirical data to explore in detail the character of the tradeoffs that people make in choosing whether to smoke or not to smoke. It is, therefore, not strictly about the hazards of smoking but about how people's perceptions of the risk of smoking …
Fatal Tradeoffs
Public and Private Responsibilities for Risk
E-bok, 1992
1119 kr
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Ideally, it would be desirable if we could all adopt a high-minded commitment to a risk-free existence. Unfortunately, such an objective is beyond our reach--politicians who advocate higher taxes rarely get elected and economists who indicate that our resources are limited are often portrayed as …
Rational Risk Policy
The 1996 Arne Ryde Memorial Lectures
Inbunden, 1998
1922 kr
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Rational Risk Policy is based on Viscusi's Arne Ryde Memorial Lectures, delivered at Lund University in 1996. The organizing principle of these lectures is that the irrationality of individual decisions is often embodied in government regulations. Rather than overcoming the inadequacies in …
Punitive Damages
How Juries Decide
Av Cass R. Sunstein, Reid Hastie m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
784 kr
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Over the past two decades, the United States has seen a dramatic increase in the number and magnitude of punitive damages verdicts rendered by juries in civil trials. Probably the most extraordinary example is the July 2000 award of $144.8 billion in the Florida class action lawsuit brought against …
Punitive Damages
How Juries Decide
Av Cass R. Sunstein, Reid Hastie m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
321 kr
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Over the past two decades, the United States has seen a dramatic increase in the number and magnitude of punitive damages verdicts rendered by juries in civil trials. Probably the most extraordinary example is the July 2000 award of $144.8 billion in the Florida class action lawsuit brought against …
Punitive Damages
How Juries Decide
Av W. Kip Viscusi, David A. Schkade m. fl.
E-bok, 2008
697 kr
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Over the past two decades, the United States has seen a dramatic increase in the number and magnitude of punitive damages verdicts rendered by juries in civil trials. Probably the most extraordinary example is the July 2000 award of $144.8 billion in the Florida class action lawsuit brought against …
Smoke-Filled Rooms
A Postmortem on the Tobacco Deal
E-bok, 2010
512 kr
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The 1998 out-of-court settlements of litigation by the states against the cigarette industry totaled $243 billion, making it the largest payoff ever in our civil justice system. Two key questions drove the lawsuits and the attendant settlement: Do smokers understand the risks of smoking? And does …
Handbook of the Economics of Risk and Uncertainty
Av Mark Machina, W. Kip Viscusi
Inbunden, 2013
1382 kr
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The need to understand the theories and applications of economic and finance risk has been clear to everyone since the financial crisis, and this collection of original essays proffers broad, high-level explanations of risk and uncertainty. The economics of risk and uncertainty is unlike most …
Handbook of the Economics of Risk and Uncertainty
Av W. Kip Viscusi, Mark Machina
E-bok, 2013
1595 kr
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The need to understand the theories and applications of economic and finance risk has been clear to everyone since the financial crisis, and this collection of original essays proffers broad, high-level explanations of risk and uncertainty. The economics of risk and uncertainty is unlike most …
Employment Hazards
An Investigation of Market Performance
Inbunden, 1980
385 kr
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The safety of the work place is now a highly visible public issue. Many are calling for tighter regulation to reduce worker risk, while others feel government intervention is ineffective and costly. Here Kip Viscusi explores how well markets for hazardous jobs actually work. According to classical …
Reforming Products Liability
Inbunden, 1991
470 kr
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The current products liability crisis is both familiar and puzzling: million-dollar awards for apparently frivolous claims, inadequate settlements for thousands of people with severe injuries, skyrocketing insurance premiums, an overburdened judicial system. The adverse effects of this crisis on …
Pricing Lives
Guideposts for a Safer Society
Inbunden, 2018
439 kr
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How society’s undervaluing of life puts all of us at risk—and the groundbreaking economic measure that can fix itLike it or not, sometimes we need to put a monetary value on people's lives. In the past, government agencies used the financial "cost of death" to monetize the mortality risks of …
Pricing Lives
Guideposts for a Safer Society
Häftad, 2020
287 kr
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How society’s undervaluing of life puts all of us at risk—and the groundbreaking economic measure that can fix itLike it or not, sometimes we need to put a monetary value on people's lives. In the past, government agencies used the financial "cost of death" to monetize the mortality risks of …
Compensation Mechanisms for Job Risks
Wages, Workers' Compensation, and Product Liability
Av Michael J. Moore, W. Kip Viscusi
Häftad, 2014
391 kr
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In this major new work, Michael J. Moore and W. Kip Viscusi explore the question, "How are workers compensated for exposing themselves to the risk of physical injury while on the job?" The authors detail the diverse nature of labor market responses to job risks and the important role played by …
Compensation Mechanisms for Job Risks
Wages, Workers' Compensation, and Product Liability
Av Michael J. Moore, W. Kip Viscusi
Inbunden, 2016
1401 kr
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In this major new work, Michael J. Moore and W. Kip Viscusi explore the question, "How are workers compensated for exposing themselves to the risk of physical injury while on the job?" The authors detail the diverse nature of labor market responses to job risks and the important role played by …
Mortality Costs of Regulatory Expenditures
A Special Issue of the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
Inbunden, 1994
1126 kr
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Regulations to promote health and safety may be costly relative to the expected health and safety benefits, and may actually have negative effects on health and safety. These negative effects, or costs, may be due to reduced private spending on health and safety, moral hazard, or the creation of …
Product Liability Entering the Twenty-First Century
The U.S. Perspective
Av Michael J. Moore, W. Kip Viscusi
Häftad, 2001
150 kr
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Are liability ""crises"" an inevitable part of the modern industrial landscape? Does the inherent nature of the insurance industry promote recurring liability crises? What have been the effects of the liability reforms of the 1990s? Should lawyers be given de facto regulatory authority? This report …
Product Liability Entering the Twenty-First Century
The U.S. Perspective
Av Michael J. Moore, W. Kip Viscusi
E-bok, 2004
144 kr
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Are liability ""crises"" an inevitable part of the modern industrial landscape? Does the inherent nature of the insurance industry promote recurring liability crises? What have been the effects of the liability reforms of the 1990s? Should lawyers be given de facto regulatory authority? This report …
Product-Risk Labeling
A Federal Responsibility
Häftad, 1993
161 kr
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This volume examines state regulations for hazard warningsfor foods, drugs, and medical devicesand demonstrates why a federal warnings approach would be preferable.
Do Federal Regulations Reduce Mortality?
Av Robert W. Hahn, Randall W. Lutter m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
149 kr
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This monograph assesses how the adverse health implications associated with regulatory costs can affect mortality risk by considering a broad group of federal regulations.
Compensation Mechanisms for Job Risks
Wages, Workers'' Compensation, and Product Liability
Av W. Kip Viscusi, Michael J. Moore
E-bok, 2014
498 kr
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In this major new work, Michael J. Moore and W. Kip Viscusi explore the question, "How are workers compensated for exposing themselves to the risk of physical injury while on the job?" The authors detail the diverse nature of labor market responses to job risks and the important role played by …
Pricing Lives
Guideposts for a Safer Society
E-bok, 2018
368 kr
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How society’s undervaluing of life puts all of us at risk—and the groundbreaking economic measure that can fix it Like it or not, sometimes we need to put a monetary value on people''s lives. In the past, government agencies used the financial "cost of death" to monetize the mortality risks of …
Risks of Terrorism
Inbunden, 2003
1095 kr
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The September 11, 2001 terrorism attack on the United States has led government officials to rethink anti-terrorism policies and researchers to assess the implications for the study of risk and uncertainty. This book draws on the expertise of eminent researchers in several risk-related fields to …
Risks of Terrorism
Häftad, 2010
1007 kr
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The September 11, 2001 terrorism attack on the United States has led government officials to rethink anti-terrorism policies and researchers to assess the implications for the study of risk and uncertainty. This book draws on the expertise of eminent researchers in several risk-related fields to …
Risks of Terrorism
E-bok, 2013
1459 kr
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The September 11, 2001 terrorism attack on the United States has led government officials to rethink anti-terrorism policies and researchers to assess the implications for the study of risk and uncertainty. This book draws on the expertise of eminent researchers in several risk-related fields to …
Mortality Costs of Regulatory Expenditures
A Special Issue of the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
Häftad, 2012
1128 kr
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Regulations to promote health and safety may be costly relative to the expected health and safety benefits, and may actually have negative effects on health and safety. These negative effects, or costs, may be due to reduced private spending on health and safety, moral hazard, or the creation of …
Mortality Costs of Regulatory Expenditures
A Special Issue of the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
E-bok, 2012
1502 kr
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Regulations to promote health and safety may be costly relative to the expected health and safety benefits, and may actually have negative effects on health and safety. These negative effects, or costs, may be due to reduced private spending on health and safety, moral hazard, or the creation of …
Smoke-Filled Rooms
A Postmortem on the Tobacco Deal
Inbunden, 2002
263 kr
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The 1998 out-of-court settlements of litigation by the states against the cigarette industry totaled $243 billion, making it the largest payoff ever in our civil justice system. Two key questions drove the lawsuits and the attendant settlement: Do smokers understand the risks of smoking? And does …
Economics of Regulation and Antitrust
Av W. Kip Viscusi, Joseph E. Harrington Jr. m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
898 kr
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Informational Approaches to Regulation
Av Wesley A. Magat, W. Kip Viscusi
Inbunden, 1992
633 kr
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