Evaluating human life using court decisions on damages for pain and suffering

被引：2
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作者：
Leiter, Andrea [2 ]
Thoeni, Magdalena [1 ,4 ]
Winner, Hannes [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Hlth Sci Med Informat & Technol UMIT, Dept Human & Econ Sci, A-6060 Hall In Tirol, Tirol, Austria
[2] Univ Innsbruck, Fac Econ & Stat, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
[3] Salzburg Univ, Dept Econ & Social Sci, A-5010 Salzburg, Austria
[4] Univ Hlth Sci Med Informat & Technol UMIT, Dept Publ Hlth & Hlth Technol Assessment, A-6060 Hall In Tirol, Tirol, Austria
来源：
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF LAW AND ECONOMICS | 2012年 / 32卷 / 01期
关键词：
Pain and suffering; Value of statistical life (VSL); Quality adjusted life years (QALY); Tort law; TORT DAMAGES; PRICE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.irle.2011.09.002
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This paper provides a framework to evaluate human life based on civil court decisions on damages for pain and suffering. Using judgements from Germany and Austria over the last 25 years, we calculate an average Value of Damages for Pain and Suffering (VDPS) of about EUR 1.79 millions, with a minimum (maximum) of around EUR 0.67 (4.62) millions. Our approach also allows to calculate the value of body parts and body functions, which might be of interest if information on the benefit of an individual's change in life quality is not (entirely) available. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码：119 / 128
页数：10
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