Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 18742

Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration: Risk Factors and Consequences

Arizo Karimi, Susan Niknami, Petra Ornstein, Anna Sandberg, Hanna Mühlrad

IZA Discussion Paper No. 18624

The Effects of Waiting Periods on Firearm Suicides in the U.S.

Hussain Hadah, Gael Compta, Ali Saffouri

IZA Discussion Paper No. 18173

Employer Monopsony Power Does Not Reduce the Value of a Statistical Life

Robert J Cramer, Thomas J. Kniesner, W. Kip Viscusi

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17995

Chances or Choices? How We Think Parenthood Shapes Our Own and Others’ Careers

Morien El Haj, Axana Dalle, Elsy Verhofstadt, Luc Van Ootegem, Stijn Baert

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17755

The Learning Crisis in the United States Three Years After COVID-19

Harry Anthony Patrinos, Maciej Jakubowski, Tomasz Gajderowicz

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17550

The Learning Crisis: Three Years After COVID-19

Tomasz Gajderowicz, Maciej Jakubowski, Alec Kennedy, Christian Christrup, Harry Anthony Patrinos, Rolf Strietholt

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17490

The Hidden Value of Adult Informal Care in Europe

Joan Costa-Font, Cristina Vilaplana-Prieto

published in: Health Economics, 2025, 34 (4), 791-812

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17441

The Military VSL

Thomas J. Kniesner, Ryan Sullivan, W. Kip Viscusi

forthcoming in: Journal of Benefit Cost Analysis. 2025

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17313

The Returns to Education over Time and the Effect of COVID-19

Harry Anthony Patrinos, Angelica Rivera-Olvera

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17253

Lifetime Consequences of Lost Instructional Time in the Classroom: Evidence from Shortened School Years

Kamila Cygan-Rehm

forthcoming in: Journal of Labor Economics

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16867

A Tale of the Tails: The Value of a Statistical Life at the Tails of the Age Distribution

Thomas J. Kniesner, W. Kip Viscusi

published in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2024, 15 (1), 204–222

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16716

Measuring Job Risks When Hedonic Wage Models Do Not Do the Job

Susana Ferreira, Sara Martinez-de-Morentin, Amaya Erro-Garcés

published in: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2025, 130, 103120

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16005

Family Affair? Long-Term Economic and Mental Effects of Spousal Cancer

Petri Böckerman, Mika Kortelainen, Henri Salokangas, Maria Vaalavuo

published as 'A Family Affair? Long-term Economic and Mental Effects of Spousal Cancer' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2025, 38, article 19

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15574

The Downward Spiral

Jeremy Greenwood, Nezih Guner, Karen A. Kopecky

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15117

Compensating Differentials for Occupational Health and Safety Risks: Implications of Recent Evidence

Thomas J. Kniesner, W. Kip Viscusi

published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2023, 50, 83-116

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14919

Willingness to Pay for Workplace Safety

Massimo Anelli, Felix Koenig

forthcoming in: American Economic Journal: Applied, 2026

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14612

The Economic Costs of Child Maltreatment in UK

Gabriella Conti, Elena Pizzo, Stephen Morris, Mariya Melnychuk

published in: Health Economics, 2021, 30 (12), 3087 - 3105

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14202

COVID-19: Erroneous Modelling and Its Policy Implications

Yinon Bar-On, Tatiana Baron, Ofer Cornfeld, Ron Milo, Eran Yashiv

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13632

The Forgotten Numbers: A Closer Look at COVID-19 Non-Fatal Valuations

Thomas J. Kniesner, Ryan Sullivan

published in: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Special Issue: Valuation and Risk Perceptions of the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, 61(2), 155-176

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13263

Social Security, Labor Supply and Health of Older Workers: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Large Reform

Itay Saporta-Eksten, Ity Shurtz, Sarit Weisburd

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12280

Behavioral Economics and the Value of a Statistical Life

Thomas J. Kniesner

published in: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2019, 58(2-3), 207-217

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11930

Son Preference and Human Capital Investment among China's Rural-Urban Migrant Households

Carl Lin, Yan Sun, Chunbing Xing

published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2021, 57 (12), 2077-2094

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11832

Are Retirees More Satisfied? Anticipation and Adaptation Effects of Retirement on Subjective Well-Being: A Panel Analysis for Germany

Joachim Merz

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11785

Combat, Casualties, and Compensation: Evidence from Iraq and Afghanistan

Laura Armey, Thomas J. Kniesner, John D. Leeth, Ryan Sullivan

published in: Contemporary Economic Policy, 2022, 40 (1), 66-82.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10963

What Chinese Workers Value: An Analysis of Job Satisfaction, Job Expectations, and Labor Turnover in China

Peng Nie, Alfonso Sousa-Poza

published in: Prague Economic Papers, 2020, 29 (1), 85-104

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10558

The Implicit Costs of Motherhood over the Lifecycle: Cross-Cohort Evidence from Administrative Longitudinal Data

Christian Neumeier, Todd A. Sorensen, Douglas A. Webber

published as 'The Implicit Costs of Motherhood over the Lifecycle: Cross-Cohort Evidence from Administrative Longitudinal Data' in: Southern Economic Journal, 2018, 84 (3), 716-733

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9732

The Prodigal Son: Does the Younger Brother Always Care for His Parents in Old Age?

Mizuki Komura, Hikaru Ogawa

published in: Applied Economics, 2017, 49(22), 2153-2165.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9260

Reducing Risks in Wartime Through Capital-Labor Substitution: Evidence from World War II

Chris Rohlfs, Ryan Sullivan, Thomas J. Kniesner

published in: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2016, 52 (2), 163-190.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7967

The Impact of Eliminating a Child Benefit on Birth Timing and Infant Health

Cristina Borra, Libertad González, Almudena Sevilla

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7654

The Emotional Timeline of Unemployment: Anticipation, Reaction, and Adaptation

Christian von Scheve, Frederike Esche, Jürgen Schupp

published in: Journal of Happiness Studies, 2017, 18(4), 1231-1254.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7153

The Drivers of Happiness Inequality: Suggestions for Promoting Social Cohesion

Leonardo Becchetti, Riccardo Massari, Paolo Naticchioni

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2014, 66(2), 419-442

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6994

New Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life Using Air Bag Regulations as a Quasi-Experiment

Chris Rohlfs, Ryan Sullivan, Thomas J. Kniesner

published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015, 7(1), 331-354

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6816

Willingness to Accept Equals Willingness to Pay for Labor Market Estimates of the Value of Statistical Life

Thomas J. Kniesner, W. Kip Viscusi, James P. Ziliak

published in: the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2014, 48 (3), 187-205

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6788

Value of Time: Speeding Behavior and Gasoline Prices

Hendrik Wolff

published in: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2014, 67(1), 71-88.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5425

The Role of Mothers and Fathers in Providing Skills: Evidence from Parental Deaths

Jérôme Adda, Anders Björklund, Helena Holmlund

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4734

An Inquiry into the Theory, Causes and Consequences of Monitoring Indicators of Health and Safety at Work

Konstantinos Pouliakas, Ioannis Theodossiou

revised version published as 'The Economics of Health and Safety at Work: An Interdisciplinary Review of the Theory and Policy' in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2013, 27 (1), 167 - 208

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4508

Policy Relevant Heterogeneity in the Value of Statistical Life: New Evidence from Panel Data Quantile Regressions

Thomas J. Kniesner, W. Kip Viscusi, James P. Ziliak

published in: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2010, 40 (1), 15-32

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4409

The Value of a Statistical Injury: New Evidence from the Swiss Labor Market

Andreas Kuhn, Oliver Ruf

revised version published in: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 149 (1), 57-86

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3107

Pinning Down the Value of Statistical Life

Thomas J. Kniesner, W. Kip Viscusi, Christopher Woock, James P. Ziliak

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 94 (1) , 74-87

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2783

Altruism, Fertility, and the Value of Children: Health Policy Evaluation and Intergenerational Welfare

Javier A. Birchenall, Rodrigo R. Soares

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93 (1-2), 280-295

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2771

Health and the Evolution of Welfare across Brazilian Municipalities

Rodrigo R. Soares

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 84(2), 590–608

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1911

Measuring the Value of a Statistical Life: Problems and Prospects

Orley Ashenfelter

published in: Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (510), C10-C23

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1037

Estimating the Value of a Statistical Life: The Importance of Omitted Variables and Publication Bias

Orley Ashenfelter, Michael Greenstone

published in: American Economic Review, 2004, 94 (2), 454-460

IZA Discussion Paper No. 634

Doctors Without Borders: The Returns to an Occupational License for Soviet Immigrant Physicians in Israel

Adriana Kugler, Robert M. Sauer

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2005, 23 (3), 437-466

IZA Discussion Paper No. 571

Using Mandated Speed Limits to Measure the Value of a Statistical Life

Orley Ashenfelter, Michael Greenstone

published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112 (S1), S226-S267