Classics in Risk Management (Elgar Mini Series) [Hardcover]

W. Kip Viscusi (Editor), Ted Gayer (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2004 | Series: Elgar Mini Series

This two-volume collection of key papers by leading scholars provides a comprehensive perspective on the evaluation and performance of risk regulation polices. An analysis of the statistical life provides the basis for an examination of the risk money tradeoffs reflected in individual decisions in the labour, product and housing markets and an investigation of how these concepts can be used to evaluate government regulatory polices, including the newly developed risk-risk analysis approach. The volumes also offer an assessment of the performance of government risk regulations and a comprehensive analysis of the formation of risk beliefs and the role of hazard warnings policies in fostering improved risk decisions. The editors have written an authoritative introduction which presents a review of the selected papers and identifies interesting topics for future research. 62 articles, dating from 1961 to 2002

Editorial Reviews

Review

"'Kip Viscusi's research has defined the rational economic approach to risk policy for nearly 25 years since his first book on the subject appeared in 1979. The Viscusi - Gayer two-volume set assembles a significant subset of the risk literature relying on the rational economic perspective.' - V. Kerry Smith, North Carolina State University and Resources for the Future, US"

About the Author

Edited by W. Kip Viscusi, John F. Cogan Jr. Professor of Law and Economics, Harvard University, and Ted Gayer, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1256 pages
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub (August 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840640324
• ISBN-13: 978-1840640328
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 3.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,452,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)