Reviews

"Essential reading for anyone who wants the most current information and assessment of this important subject."--Sherwin Rosen, University of Chicago
"Viscusi's Fatal Tradeoffs will be the classic of modern risk analysis."--William A. Niskanen, Chairman, Cato Institute
"Recommended reading for public policy makers and economists....An excellent reference for anyone interested in public policies toward safety."--Journal of Economic Literature
"W. Kip Viscusi...is well versed in economic theory, but he is also unusually scrupulous about the facts. His new books are distinguished by an insistent focus on the real world. Viscusi wants to know the actual costs and the actual benefits of different regulatory strategies. He wants to ascertain which strategies have worked, and why.... Viscusi offers much to ponder for anyone interested in environmental protection, consumer safety and workplace risks.
Moreover, his prescriptions make a good deal of sense."--The New Republic
"The chapters are well organized, clearly written, and rich in data and case studies....Viscusi has provided analytic method at a high standard, and generated many questions in the interesting area of risk tradeoffs."--Social Science and Medicine
"This is an important contribution to our understanding of the economics and social policy of controlling the risks to life. Viscusi has done outstanding work in this field, and much of it is represented here. The treatment is insightful and comprehensive. Fatal Tradeoffs is essential reading for anyone who wants the most current information and assessment of this important subject."--Sherwin Rosen, University of Chicago
"Viscusi's careful and imaginative research has set the standard for the intensely practical problem of the appropriate level of safety standards. In his latest book, Fatal Tradeoffs, he draws together a remarkable level of work on the value of life and on the effectiveness of occupational and product safety regulation."--Kenneth J. Arrow, Stanford University
"Viscusi has done more than any other economist to inform us of the causes and consequences of individual attitudes about risk. This book integrates his most important contributions to this literature. It is not to be missed."--Paul Portney, Vice President, Resources for the Future
"Viscusi's Fatal Tradeoffs will be the classic of modern risk analysis."--William A. Niskanen, Chairman, Cato Institute
"Fatal Tradeoffs is not just for public policy wonks. An understanding of fatal tradeoffs can save lives and should be requires reading for all government officials charged with reducing risks to life and limb."--Dr. John Morrall, III, Bureau Chief, U.S. Office of Management and Budget
"Viscusi has written the definitive book on one of the most difficult subjects of government concern. He provides a guide for setting regulatory policy while avoiding the two extremes of an unachievable riskless world and the unacceptable society that does care about its people."--Murray Weidenbaum, Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor and Director, The Center for the Study of American Business, Washington University in St. Louis