Journal of Forensic Economics Volume 20: Issue 2

I. Introduction

In a wrongful death case1 the task of the jury, if liability is found, is to award those pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages to the decedent's survivor(s) that would make them whole. Steven Shavell (2004) defines pecuniary and non-pecuniary losses as follows:

Pecuniary losses are those that either are monetary or are losses of goods that can be purchased in markets, in which case the measure of the losses comprises the replacement costs. Non-pecuniary losses correspond to the losses in utility suffered when irreplaceable things have been destroyed, such as family portraits or other unique

Hedonic Damages – One More Time: A Symposium

I. Background for the Symposium

The Flawed Hedonic Damages Measure of Compensation for Wrongful Death and Personal Injury

I. Introduction

Hedonic Damages: Were the Body Blows to the Golden Goose Well-Founded?

I. Introduction

Time Valuation as an Alternative to Lost Enjoyment of Life in Determining Wrongful Death Damages

I. Introduction

Loss of Enjoyment of Life Damages in New Mexico

I. Introduction

Research Note: Assessing Household Service Losses with Joint Survival Probabilities

I. Introduction

Fair Market Value and Economic Damages Revisited: A Comment

Mothers’ Worklives and Marital Status

Personal Consumption and Single Persons: An Update

A Closer Look at Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Neutral Models

Life-Cycle Estimates of Earnings Growth by Education and Gender

Assessing Economic Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation: The State of Montana