¿Qué podemos saber sobre el Valor Estadístico de la Vida en España utilizando datos laborales?

Jorge Eduardo Martínez Pérez () and Ildefonso Mendez
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Jorge Eduardo Martínez Pérez: Universidad de Murcia

Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, 2009, vol. 191, issue 4, 73-93

Abstract: This paper analyzes what can be learned about the value of a statistical life (VSL) using the hedonic wage model. The time series variation of cross sectional estimates, along with the endogeneity of risk choices and the absence of adequate instruments recommends moving to panel data analysis. These estimates show that the evidence of a positive and significant VSL stems from people changing jobs possibly endogenously. Once again the absence of valid instruments recommends an alternative strategy and we move to identify bounds on the VSL. Controlling for measurement error and individual heterogeneity yields a range for the estimated VSL of 2.8-8.3 million Euros.

Keywords: Value of statistical life; hedonic wages; endogeneity; panel data. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D61 J17 J28 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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