Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Prologue
- 1 The economics of risk and the risk of economics
- 2 The theory of compensating wage differentials
- 3 Putting a value on human life
- 4 The real world of occupational safety and health
- 5 Alternative theories of risk, wages, and the labor market
- 6 New policies to promote safety and equity in the workplace
- Epilogue
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Prologue
- 1 The economics of risk and the risk of economics
- 2 The theory of compensating wage differentials
- 3 Putting a value on human life
- 4 The real world of occupational safety and health
- 5 Alternative theories of risk, wages, and the labor market
- 6 New policies to promote safety and equity in the workplace
- Epilogue
- Notes
- References
- Index
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- Markets and MortalityEconomics, Dangerous Work, and the Value of Human Life, pp. 271 - 274Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1996