Title

How Bad Math at Federal Agencies Undervalues Human Life

Authors

Ben Trachtenberg

Document Type

Online Essay

Publication Date

6-21-2011

Description

Agencies underestimate the value of human life by consistently ignoring health inflation and wealth inflation.

Keywords

Health, Process, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Food and Drug Regulation, Healthcare, Occupational Safety and Health, OMB, USDA

Recommended Citation

Trachtenberg, Ben, "How Bad Math at Federal Agencies Undervalues Human Life" (2011). The Regulatory Review - Opinion. 1202.
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/regreview-opinion/1202