W. Viscusi

Most-cited papers

The Value of a Statistical Life
T. Kniesner, W. Viscusi
2019Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance480 citations Open access
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Income Elasticities and Global Values of a Statistical Life
W. Viscusi, C. Masterman
2017Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis330 citations Open access
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Pricing the global health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic
W. Viscusi
2020Journal of Risk and Uncertainty95 citations Open access
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Pricing Lives: Guideposts for a Safer Society
W. Viscusi
201890 citations
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The Income Elasticity of Global Values of a Statistical Life: Stated Preference Evidence
Clayton Mname Masterman, W. Viscusi
2018Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis86 citations Open access
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The impact of cannabis access laws on opioid prescribing.
Benjamin J. McMichael, R. L. Van Horn, W. Viscusi
2019Journal of Health Economics83 citations Open access
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Dynamic relationships between social norms and pro-environmental behavior: evidence from household recycling
Joel Huber, W. Viscusi, Jason Bell
2020Behavioural Public Policy68 citations Open access
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Best Estimate Selection Bias in the Value of a Statistical Life
W. Viscusi
2017Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis66 citations Open access
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Anchoring biases in international estimates of the value of a statistical life
W. Viscusi, C. Masterman
2017Journal of Risk and Uncertainty52 citations Open access
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Pricing Lives
W. Viscusi
201850 citations Open access
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Utility functions for mild and severe health risks
W. Viscusi
2019Journal of Risk and Uncertainty38 citations Open access
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"Sorry” Is Never Enough: How State Apology Laws Fail to Reduce Medical Malpractice Liability Risk.
Benjamin J. McMichael, R. L. Van Horn, W. Viscusi
2018Stanford law review36 citations
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Fostering Recycling Participation in Wisconsin Households through Single-Stream Programs
Jason Bell, Joel Huber, W. Viscusi
2017Land Economics28 citations Open access
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Economic lessons for COVID‐19 pandemic policies
W. Viscusi
2021Southern Economic Journal26 citations Open access
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Promoting Equity through Equitable Risk Tradeoffs
T. Kniesner, W. Viscusi
2023Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis18 citations Open access
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Consumer’s Guide to Regulatory Impact Analysis: Ten Tips for Being an Informed Policymaker
S. Dudley, R. Belzer, G. Blomquist, Timothy Brennan +15 more
2017Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis17 citations Open access
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Publication Selection Biases in Stated Preference Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life
C. Masterman, W. Viscusi
2020Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis15 citations Open access
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Income Elasticity and the Global Value of a Statistical Life
W. Viscusi, C. Masterman
201715 citations
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The global COVID-19 mortality cost report card: 2020, 2021, and 2022
W. Viscusi
2023PLoS ONE14 citations Open access
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Electronic cigarette risk beliefs and usage after the vaping illness outbreak
W. Viscusi
2020Journal of Risk and Uncertainty14 citations Open access
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Risk guideposts for a safer society: Introduction and overview
W. Viscusi
2019Journal of Risk and Uncertainty14 citations Open access
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Extending the Domain of the Value of a Statistical Life
W. Viscusi
2020Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis12 citations Open access
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Catastrophic Risk: Waking Up to the Reality of a Pandemic?
Jamison Pike, J. Shogren, David Aadland, W. Viscusi +3 more
2020EcoHealth11 citations Open access
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Recollection Bias and Its Underpinnings: Lessons from Terrorism Risk Assessments
W. Viscusi, Richard J. Zeckhauser
2017Risk Analysis11 citations Open access
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A Tale of the Tails: The Value of a Statistical Life at the Tails of the Age Distribution
T. Kniesner, W. Viscusi
2024Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis10 citations Open access
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Changes in household recycling behavior: Evidence from panel data
W. Viscusi, Joel Huber, Jason Bell
2023Ecological Economics10 citations Open access
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THE MORTALITY COST OF EXPENDITURES
James Broughel, W. Viscusi
2020Contemporary economic policy10 citations
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Why Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Social Welfare Function Is Not Society’s Social Welfare Function
W. Viscusi
2024Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis8 citations Open access
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Compensating Differentials for Occupational Health and Safety Risks: Implications of Recent Evidence
T. Kniesner, W. Viscusi
2022Social Science Research Network8 citations Open access
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Risk–Risk Tradeoffs for Mass Shootings and International Terrorism
R. Dalafave, W. Viscusi
2021Risk Analysis8 citations Open access
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The net effects of medical malpractice tort reform on health insurance losses: the Texas experience
Patricia H. Born, J. B. Karl, W. Viscusi
2017Health Economics Review8 citations Open access
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Seven Recommendations for Pricing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A. Fraas, John D. Graham, Kerry M. Krutilla, Randall Lutter +3 more
2023Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis7 citations Open access
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The locus of dread for mass shooting risks: Distinguishing alarmist risk beliefs from risk preferences
R. Dalafave, W. Viscusi
2023Journal of Risk and Uncertainty7 citations
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The Social Discount Rate: Legal and Philosophical Underpinnings
W. Viscusi
2023Social Science Research Network7 citations Open access
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6 Organizational Form and Insurance Company Performance: Stocks versus Mutuals
P. Born, W. Gentry, W. Viscusi, Richard J. Zeckhauser
20207 citations
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Efficiency criteria for nudges and norms
W. Viscusi
2019Public Choice7 citations Open access
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Medical Malpractice Reform: What Works and What Doesn’t
W. Viscusi
20197 citations
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Decision irrationalities involving deadly risks
W. Viscusi, S. DeAngelis
2018Journal of Risk and Uncertainty7 citations Open access
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Damages to Deter Police Shootings
W. Viscusi, S. Jeffrey
2020Social Science Research Network6 citations Open access
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Reducing Medical Malpractice Loss Reserve Volatility Through Tort Reform
Patricia H. Born, Evan M. Eastman, W. Viscusi
20206 citations
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Asymmetric Effects on Fatality Rates of Changes in Workers’ Compensation Laws
Elissa Philip Gentry, W. Viscusi
2019American Law and Economics Review6 citations Open access
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The Mortality Cost Metric for the Costs of War
W. Viscusi
2019Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy6 citations Open access
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Responsible Precautions for Uncertain Environmental Risks
W. Viscusi, Joel Huber, Jason Bell
2019Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis6 citations Open access
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Best Estimate Selection Bias of Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life
W. Viscusi
20176 citations Open access
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The Military VSL
T. Kniesner, Ryan Sullivan, W. Viscusi
2025Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis5 citations Open access
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Efficient Ethical Principles for Making Fatal Choices
W. Viscusi
2021Social Science Research Network5 citations Open access
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Policy Relevant Heterogeneity in the Value of Statistical Life : New Evidence from Panel Data Quantile Regressions
W. Viscusi
20185 citations
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Valuing Mortality Risk Reduction Benefits of Federal Regulations: Comments on Circular A-4
Joseph E. Aldy, W. Viscusi
2025Review of Environmental Economics and Policy4 citations
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The Specific Consumer Expectations Test for Product Defects
C. Masterman, W. Viscusi
20204 citations
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The Fatal Failure of the Regulatory State
W. Viscusi
20184 citations
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