J Steven Landefeld
Biographic Data
| ID | 1470997 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Steven Landefeld |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Steven |
| FAMILY NAME | Landefeld |
| SIGNATURE | LANDEFELD J S |
| AFFILIATIONS | U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Taking the Pulse of the Economy
This article provides a broad overview of the measurement techniques used in estimating GDP and the national accounts in the United States. In the United States, the GDP and the national accounts estimates are fundamentally based on detailed economic census data and other information that is available only once every five years. The challenge lies in developing a framework and methods that take these economic census data and combine them using a …
The economic value of life
Human capital estimates of the economic value of life have been routinely used in the past to perform cost-benefit analyses of health programs. Recently, however, serious questions have been raised concerning the conceptual basis for valuing human life by applying these estimates. Most economists writing on these issues tend to agree that a more conceptually correct method to value risks to human life in cost-benefit analyses would be based on in…
The economic value of life
Human capital estimates of the economic value of life have been routinely used in the past to perform cost-benefit analyses of health programs. Recently, however, serious questions have been raised concerning the conceptual basis for valuing human life by applying these estimates. Most economists writing on these issues tend to agree that a more conceptually correct method to value risks to human life in cost-benefit analyses would be based on in…
Taking the Pulse of the Economy
This article provides a broad overview of the measurement techniques used in estimating GDP and the national accounts in the United States. In the United States, the GDP and the national accounts estimates are fundamentally based on detailed economic census data and other information that is available only once every five years. The challenge lies in developing a framework and methods that take these economic census data and combine them using a …
The economic value of life
Human capital estimates of the economic value of life have been routinely used in the past to perform cost-benefit analyses of health programs. Recently, however, serious questions have been raised concerning the conceptual basis for valuing human life by applying these estimates. Most economists writing on these issues tend to agree that a more conceptually correct method to value risks to human life in cost-benefit analyses would be based on in…
Taking the Pulse of the Economy
This article provides a broad overview of the measurement techniques used in estimating GDP and the national accounts in the United States. In the United States, the GDP and the national accounts estimates are fundamentally based on detailed economic census data and other information that is available only once every five years. The challenge lies in developing a framework and methods that take these economic census data and combine them using a …
Economics (2 works) · Actuarial science (1 works) · Census (1 works) · Contingent valuation (1 works) · Cost–benefit analysis (1 works) · Econometrics (1 works) · Economic and Environmental Valuation (1 works) · Economic data (1 works) · Economic growth (1 works) · Economic sector (1 works)