Risk Aversion and the Value of Risk to Life. Bommier, A. & Villeneuve, B. Journal of Risk and Insurance, 79(1):77--104, Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2012.
Paper doi abstract bibtex The standard literature on the value of life relies on Yaari’s (1965) model, which includes an implicit assumption of risk neutrality with respect to life duration. To overpass this limitation, we extend the theory to a simple variety of preferences that are not necessarily additively separable. The enlargement we propose is relevant for the evaluation of life-saving programs: current practice, we estimate, puts too little weight on mortality risk reduction of the young. Our correction exceeds in magnitude that introduced by the switch from the notion of number of lives saved to the notion of years of life saved.
@Article{Bommier2012,
Title = {Risk Aversion and the Value of Risk to Life},
Author = {Bommier, Antoine and Villeneuve, Bertrand},
Issue = {1},
Journal = {Journal of Risk and Insurance},
Number = {1},
Volume = {79},
Year = {2012},
Doi = {10.1111/j.1539-6975.2010.01390.x},
ISSN = {1539-6975},
Pages = {77--104},
Url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6975.2010.01390.x},
Abstract = {The standard literature on the value of life relies on Yaari’s (1965) model, which includes an implicit assumption of risk neutrality with respect to life duration. To overpass this limitation, we extend the theory to a simple variety of preferences that are not necessarily additively separable. The enlargement we propose is relevant for the evaluation of life-saving programs: current practice, we estimate, puts too little weight on mortality risk reduction of the young. Our correction exceeds in magnitude that introduced by the switch from the notion of number of lives saved to the notion of years of life saved.},
Owner = {bertrand},
Publisher = {Blackwell Publishing Inc},
Timestamp = {2016.04.20}
}
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