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What's the Value of a Life?

2016-06-09

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References:

Tetlock, P. E. (2003). Thinking the unthinkable: Sacred values and taboo cognitions. Trends in cognitive sciences, 7(7), 320-324. http://www.tomstafford.staff.shef.ac.uk/docs/tetlock03.pdf

9/11 victims compensation fund: https://www.justice.gov/archive/victimcompensation/vc_matrices.pdf

Wrongful death compensation information: http://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/personal-injury/how-wrongful-death-lawsuit-works.html

Compensation fund payout numbers: http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/06/news/economy/911_compensation_fund/

Facts about organ donations: http://www.liveonny.org/about-donation/quick-facts-about-donation/


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