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On-Demand Webinar

The Value of Human Life: What Does Economics Have to Do With It?

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Kathleen Brennan
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Objective

Teachers will be able to:

– Show how individuals, firms and governments use implicit valuations.

– Show how to evaluate government decisions using the concept of a statistical life.

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State Standards

Concepts

Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Public-Choice Analysis, Role of Government

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In this economics webinar, discuss how policymakers and private interests make decisions based on outcomes of live and death.

Description

How much is life actually worth? Economists have used a variety of methods to arrive at an answer.

This webinar introduces participants to how the value of a human life is used to evaluate policies in a wide variety of areas— from car safety features to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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