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In the U.S., one human life is worth roughly $10 million.<ref name="gonzalez2020">Sarah Gonzalez. [https://www.npr.org/2020/04/23/843310123/how-government-agencies-determine-the-dollar-value-of-human-life "How Government Agencies Determine The Dollar Value Of Human Life."] ''NPR'', April 23, 2020.</ref><ref name="dubner2018">Stephen J. Dubner. [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/kenneth-feinberg/ "Who Decides How Much a Life Is Worth?"] ''Freakonomics'', Ep.344, August 8, 2018.</ref> Folks who contributed to this measure: | In the U.S., one human life is worth roughly $10 million.<ref name="gonzalez2020">Sarah Gonzalez. [https://www.npr.org/2020/04/23/843310123/how-government-agencies-determine-the-dollar-value-of-human-life "How Government Agencies Determine The Dollar Value Of Human Life."] ''NPR'', April 23, 2020.</ref><ref name="dubner2018">Stephen J. Dubner. [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/kenneth-feinberg/ "Who Decides How Much a Life Is Worth?"] ''Freakonomics'', Ep.344, August 8, 2018.</ref> Folks who contributed to this measure: | ||
* W. Kip Viscusi, economist at Vanderbilt University | |||
* Kenneth Feinberg | * Kenneth Feinberg | ||
* | * Stefanos Zenios at Stanford Graduate School of Business<ref name="kingsbury2008">Kathleen Kingsbury. [http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808049,00.html "The Value of a Human Life: $129,000."] ''Time'', May 20, 2008.</ref> | ||
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux. [https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-should-the-government-spend-to-save-a-life/ "What Should The Government Spend To Save A Life?"] ''FiveThirtyEight'', March 27, 2020. | |||
Frank Partnoy. [https://www.theglobalist.com/the-cost-of-a-human-life-statistically-speaking/ "The Cost of a Human Life, Statistically Speaking."] ''The Globalist'', July 21, 2012. | |||
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Value of life (also known as value of statistical life).
In the U.S., one human life is worth roughly $10 million.[1][2] Folks who contributed to this measure:
- W. Kip Viscusi, economist at Vanderbilt University
- Kenneth Feinberg
- Stefanos Zenios at Stanford Graduate School of Business[3]
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux. "What Should The Government Spend To Save A Life?" FiveThirtyEight, March 27, 2020.
Frank Partnoy. "The Cost of a Human Life, Statistically Speaking." The Globalist, July 21, 2012.
References
- ↑ Sarah Gonzalez. "How Government Agencies Determine The Dollar Value Of Human Life." NPR, April 23, 2020.
- ↑ Stephen J. Dubner. "Who Decides How Much a Life Is Worth?" Freakonomics, Ep.344, August 8, 2018.
- ↑ Kathleen Kingsbury. "The Value of a Human Life: $129,000." Time, May 20, 2008.
