Rethinking benefit-cost analysis for COVID-19. 03/08/2020
"The value of statistical life (VSL) is the keystone of benefit-cost analysis (BCA) applied to fatality risks. Federal agencies, which are required to conduct a BCA before issuing regulations, value the risk-reduction benefits of those regulations using VSL. VSL has also become a centerpiece of the rapidly emerging literature on social distancing policy to mitigate COVID-19."
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