Regulatory Analysis & Benefit Valuation
Lisa A. Robinson, Independent Consultant
Representative Publications and Reports
Books and Articles
- Robinson, L.A. and J.K. Hammitt. “Behavioral Economics and Regulatory Analysis,” Risk Analysis, Vol. 31, No. 9, pp. 1408-1422, 2011.
- Robinson, L.A. and J.I. Levy. “The R[E]volving Relationship Between Risk Assessment and Risk Management,” Risk Analysis, Vol. 31, No. 9, pp. 1334-1344, 2011.
- Robinson, L.A. and J.K. Hammitt. “Behavioral Economics and the Conduct of Benefit-Cost Analysis: Towards Principles and Standards,” Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Vol. 2, No. 2, Art. 5, 2011.
- Cropper, M., J.K. Hammitt, and L.A. Robinson. “Valuing Mortality Risk Reductions: Progress and Challenges,” Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 3, pp. 313-336, 2011.
- Hammitt, J.K. and L.A. Robinson. “The Income Elasticity of the Value per Statistical Life: Transferring Estimates between High and Low Income Populations,” Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Vol. 2, No. 1, Art. 1, 2011.
- Robinson, L.A. and J.K. Hammitt. “Valuing Health and Longevity in Regulatory Analysis: Current Issues and Challenges,” Jerusalem Papers in Regulation and Governance, Working Paper Series, The Hebrew University, 2010. (Forthcoming in Handbook on the Politics of Regulation (D. Levi-Faur, ed.), Cheltenham and Northampton: Edward Elgar, 2011)
- Robinson, L.A., J.K. Hammitt, J.E. Aldy, A. Krupnick, and J. Baxter “Valuing the Risk of Death from Terrorist Attacks,” Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Vol. 7, No. 1, Art. 14, 2010.
- Robinson, L.A. “Valuing Lives, Valuing Risks, and Respecting Preferences in Regulatory Analysis” (a comment on W. Kip Viscusi's "The Devaluation of Life"), Regulation & Governance, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 298-305, 2009.
- Robinson, L.A. “Assessing Regulatory Costs and Benefits,” 2008. (Prepared for Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Oxford: Elsevier Ltd., 2011.)
- Robinson, L.A. “Valuing the Health Impacts of Air Emissions,” 2008. (Prepared for Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Oxford: Elsevier Ltd., 2011.)
- Robinson, L.A. “How U.S. Government Agencies Value Mortality Risk Reductions,” Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 283-299, 2007.
- Robinson, L.A. “New Recommendations for Valuing Health Outcomes,” AERE Newsletter, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 30-34, November 2006.
- Miller, W., L.A. Robinson, R. Lawrence (eds.). Valuing Health for Regulatory Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2006.
Consultant Reports and Working Papers
- Robinson, L.A., and J.K. Hammitt. On Tools and Tool Boxes:
Valuing Mortality Risks in Benefit-Cost Analysis, November 2010.
- Robinson, L.A., and J.K. Hammitt. The Value of Reducing Air Pollution Risks in Sub-Saharan Africa, prepared for the World Bank under subcontract to ICF International, June 2009.
- Robinson, L.A. Valuing Mortality Risk Reductions in Homeland Security Regulatory Analyses, prepared for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, under subcontract to Industrial Economics, Incorporated, June 2008.
- Robinson, L.A. Valuing Travelers' Time for Border Crossings and Related Activities, prepared for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, under subcontract to Industrial Economics, Incorporated, February 2007.
- Robinson, L.A., W. Miller, and R. Black. Alternative Approaches for Estimating Health-Related Quality of Life Impacts: Juice Processing Regulation Case Study, prepared for the Committee to Evaluate Measures of Health Benefits for Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulation, Institute of Medicine, September 2005.
- Robinson, L.A., W. Miller, and R. Black. Alternative Approaches for Estimating Health-Related Quality of Life Impacts: Nonroad Engine Air Emissions Regulation Case Study, prepared for the Committee to Evaluate Measures of Health Benefits for Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulation, Institute of Medicine, September 2005.
- Robinson, L.A., P. Corso, X. Fang, W. Miller, and R. Black. Alternative Approaches for Estimating Health-Related Quality of Life Impacts: Child Restraints Case Study, prepared for the Committee to Evaluate Measures of Health Benefits for Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulation, Institute of Medicine, September 2005.
- Robinson, L.A. Current Federal Agency Practices for Valuing the Impact of Regulations on Human Health and Safety, prepared for the Committee to Evaluate Measures of Health Benefits for Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulation, Institute of Medicine, December 2004.
Miscellany
- Robinson, L.A. “Introduction to Part 2 of the Special Series on Risk Regulation,” Risk Analysis, Vol. 31, No. 9, pp. 1330-1333, 2011.
- Robinson, L.A. and J.K. Hammitt. “New Recommendations for Valuing Mortality Risk Reductions,” RegBlog, 2011.
- Robinson, L.A. “Introduction to Part 1 of the Special Series on Risk Regulation,” Risk Analysis, Vol. 31, No. 6, pp. 881-883, 2011.
- Robinson, L.A. “Book Review: Reforming Regulatory Impact Analysis,” Risk Analysis, Vol. 29, No. 10, pp. 1489-1490, 2009.
- Robinson, L.A. Conference Summary: New Ideas for Risk Regulation, co-sponsored by the Society for Risk Analysis and Resources for the Future, 2009.
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