Publications

1986
Albert L. Nichols and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1986. “The Perils of Prudence: How Conservative Risk Assessments Distort Regulation.” Regulation, November/December, Pp. 13-24. perils_of_prudence.pdf
1985
Richard Zeckhauser. 4/1985. “New Technologies and the Valuation of Life.” NEXT (in Japanese), Tokyo: Kodansha, Pp. 85-89.
Ryuzo Sato, John Rizzo, and Richard Zeckhauser. 1985. Health Intervention and Population Heterogeneity: Evidence from Japan and the United States. Tokyo: National Institute for Research Advancement.
Richard Zeckhauser. 1985. “Measuring Risks and Benefits of Food Safety Decisions.” Vanderbilt Law Review, 38, 3, Pp. 539-582. food_safety_decisions.pdf
Barry Nalebuff and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1985. “Pensions and the Retirement Decision.” In Pensions, Labor, and Individual Choice, David A. Wise (ed.), Pp. 283-316. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pensions_and_the_retirement_decision.pdf
Joachim Neipp and Richard Zeckhauser. 1985. “Persistence in the Choice of Health Plans.” In Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, vol. 6, Richard M. Scheffler and Louis F. Rossiter (eds.), Pp. 47-72. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
Herman B. Leonard and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1985. “Financial Risk and the Burdens of Contracts.” American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, 75, 2, Pp. 375-380. financial_risk_and_the_burdens_of_contracts.pdf
John W. Pratt and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1985. “Principals and Agents: An Overview.” In Principals and Agents: The Structure of Business, John W. Pratt and Richard J. Zeckhauser (eds.), Pp. 1-25. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
1985. Principals and Agents: The Structure of Business, edited by John W. Pratt and Richard J. Zeckhauser. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. Amazon link
1984
David Blumenthal and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1984. “The Artificial Heart as an Economic Issue.” In After Barney Clark: Reflections on the Utah Artificial Heart Program, Margery W. Shaw (ed.), Pp. 149-167. Austin: University of Texas Press.
Mary O'Keeffe, W. Kip Viscusi, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1984. “Economic Contests: Comparative Reward Schemes.” Journal of Labor Economics, 2, 1, Pp. 27-56. economic_contests.pdf
Donald S. Shepard and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1984. “Survival Versus Consumption.” Management Science, 30, 4, Pp. 423-439. survival_vs_consumption.pdf
1983
John Riley and Richard Zeckhauser. 1983. “Optimal Selling Strategies: When to Haggle, When to Hold Firm.” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 98, 2, Pp. 267-289. optimal_selling_strategies.pdf
Richard Zeckhauser and Victor Niederhoffer. 1983. “The Performance of Market Index Futures Contracts.” Financial Analysts Journal, 39, 1, Pp. 59-65. performance_of_market_index_futures_contracts.pdf
Richard Zeckhauser and Victor Niederhoffer. 1983. “Predictions Fulfilled: The Early Experience of Market Index Futures Contracts.” In Readings in Investment Management, Frank Fabozzi (ed.), Pp. 323-329. Illinois: Richard D. Irwin, Inc.
Herman B. Leonard and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1983. “Public Insurance Provision and Non-Market Failures.” Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, 8, 2, Pp. 147-157. public_insurance_provision_and_non-market_failures.pdf
1983. What Role for Government?: Lessons from Policy Research, edited by Richard J. Zeckhauser and Derek Leebaert. Durham: Duke University Press. Publisher's Version
1982
Donald S. Shepard and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1982. “The Choice of Health Policies with Heterogeneous Populations.” In Economic Aspects of Health, Victor R. Fuchs (ed.), Pp. 255-297. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
John W. Pratt and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1982. “Inferences from Alarming Events.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1, 3, Pp. 371-385. inferences_from_alarming_events.pdf
Donald S. Shepard and Richard J. Zeckhauser. 1982. “Life-Cycle Consumption and Willingness to Pay for Increased Survival.” In The Value of Life and Safety, Michael W. Jones-Lee (ed.), Pp. 95-141. Amsterdam: North Holland Publishing.

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