# Are estimates of the value of a statistical life exaggerated?

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/are-estimates-of-the-value-of-a-statistical-life-exaggerated/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Hristos Doucouliagos,T. D. Stanley,Margaret Giles |
| Citations | 143 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.10.001 |
| Fields | Decision Sciences,Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2048296855 |
| PMID | 22079490 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2011 |

## Paper authors

- [Margaret Giles](https://scholariq.org/researchers/margaret-giles/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics](https://scholariq.org/topics/decision-making-and-behavioral-economics/)

## Paper topics

- [Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics](https://scholariq.org/topics/decision-making-and-behavioral-economics/)
- [Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/insurance-mortality-demography-risk-management/)
- [Climate Change Policy and Economics](https://scholariq.org/topics/climate-change-policy-and-economics/)

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