Valuing the Benefits of Health and Safety Regulations

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Date

Dec. 31, 1986

Authors

Paul R. Portney and Winston Harrington

Publication

Journal Article

Reading time

1 minute

Journal of Urban Economics

Authors

Paul R. Portney

Senior Advisor

Paul R. Portney is a University Fellow and former president of RFF. His work focuses on the benefits and costs of federal regulatory programs, including techniques to value the damages to natural resources associated with oil spills and other accidents.

Winston Harrington

Senior Fellow Emeritus

Winston Harrington

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