Publications

1982
David Blumenthal, Penny Feldman, and Richard Zeckhauser. 1982. “Misuse of Technology: A Symptom, Not the Disease.” In Critical Issues in Medical Technology, Barbara J. McNeil and Ernest G. Cravalho (eds.), Pp. 163-174. Boston: Auburn House.
Lee Hsien Loong and Richard Zeckhauser. 1982. “Pecuniary Externalities Do Matter When Contingent Claims Markets Are Incomplete.” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 97, 1, Pp. 171-179. pecuniary_externalities.pdf
Albert L. Nichols and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1982. “Targeting Transfers through Restrictions on Recipients.” American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, 72, 2, Pp. 372-377. targeting_transfers.pdf
Peter D. McClelland and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1982. Demographic Dimensions of the New Republic: American Interregional Migration, Vital Statistics, and Manumissions, 1800-1860. New York: Cambridge University Press. Publisher's Version
1981
Christopher J. Zook, Francis D. Moore, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1981. “'Catastrophic' Health Insurance – A Misguided Prescription?” The Public Interest, 62, Pp. 66-81. catastrophic_health_insurance.pdf
Richard Zeckhauser and Christopher Zook. 1981. “Failures to Control Health Costs: Departures from First Principles.” In A New Approach to the Economics of Health Care, Mancur Olson (ed.), Pp. 87-128. Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
Richard Zeckhauser. 1981. “Preferred Policies When There is a Concern for Probability of Adoption.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 8, 3, Pp. 215-237. probability_of_adoption.pdf
Richard Zeckhauser and Donald S. Shepard. 1981. “Principles for Saving and Valuing Lives.” In The Benefits of Health and Safety Regulation, Allen R. Ferguson and E. Phillip LeVeen (eds.), Pp. 91-130. Cambridge: Ballinger Publishing.
Albert Nichols and Richard Zeckhauser. 1981. “OSHA After a Decade: A Time for Reason.” In Case Studies in Regulation: Revolution and Reform, Leonard W. Weiss and Michael W. Klass (eds.), Pp. 202-234. Boston: Little, Brown & Company.
1980
Richard Zeckhauser. 1980. “Appropriate Functions and Rewards for State Workers.” Albany, NY: New York State/CSEA Committee on the Work Environment and Productivity (CWEP), October 1980.
Donald S. Shepard and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1980. “Long-Term Effects of Interventions to Improve Survival in Mixed Populations.” Journal of Chronic Diseases, 33, 7, Pp. 413-433. long-term_effects_of_interventions.pdf
Victor Niederhoffer and Richard Zeckhauser. 1980. “Market Index Futures Contracts.” Financial Analysts Journal, 36, 1, Pp. 49-55. market_index_futures_contracts.pdf
1979
Aanund Hylland and Richard Zeckhauser. 1979. “Distributional Objectives Should Affect Taxes but Not Program Choice or Design.” Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 81, 2, Pp. 264-284. distributional_objectives.pdf
Aanund Hylland and Richard Zeckhauser. 1979. “The Efficient Allocation of Individuals to Positions.” Journal of Political Economy, 87, 2, Pp. 293-314. efficient_allocation_of_individuals_to_positions.pdf
Aanund Hylland and Richard Zeckhauser. 1979. “The Impossibility of Bayesian Group Decision Making with Separate Aggregation of Beliefs and Values.” Econometrica, 47, 6, Pp. 1321-1336. impossibility_of_bayesian.pdf
W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1979. “Optimal Standards with Incomplete Enforcement.” Public Policy, 27, 4, Pp. 437-456.
John W. Pratt, David A. Wise, and Richard Zeckhauser. 1979. “Price Differences in Almost Competitive Markets.” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 93, 2, Pp. 189-211. price_differences_in_almost_competitive_markets.pdf
Richard Zeckhauser. 1979. “Social and Economic Factors in Food Safety Decision-Making.” Food Technology, 33, 11, Pp. 47-52, 60.
Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1979. Using the Wrong Tool: The Pursuit of Redistribution Through Regulation. Washington, DC: United States Chamber of Commerce. using_the_wrong_tool.pdf
Richard Zeckhauser. 1979. “Concepts for Measuring Risks and Benefits.” In Principles and Processes for Making Food Safety Decisions, Pp. 57-81. Washington, DC: Social and Economic Committee of the Food Safety Council.

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