W. Kip Viscusi quoted on cigarette risks and warning labels by The Chicago Tribune

June 26, 2011: "Big Brother Gets Really Ugly: New Cigarette Labels are Enough to Make You Ill," by Steve Chapman [read at ChicagoTribune.com] [PDF]
 

The New York Times credits government increases in the value of life to W. Kip Viscusi

February 16, 2011: "As U.S. Agencies Put More Value on a Life, Businesses Fret," by Binyamin Appelbaum [read at NYTimes.com] [PDF]
 

The Viscusi Cocktail

"Over at About.com Lance Mayhew has posted a simple brunch or aperitif cocktail we recently came up with featuring Quady Essensia, an Orange Muscat dessert wine. The wine is delicious on its own but we wanted to play with it in mixed drinks too. This one adds in mild Canadian whiskey, Prosecco, and orange bitters; head over to About for the recipe for the Viscusi cocktail.

Incidentally the drink is named after Vanderbilt economist Kip Viscusi, whose book Smoke-Filled Rooms happened to be out on my counter while Lance and I were experimenting with drinks. I don’t know if Viscusi is into cocktails, but I hope he’ll be glad to find his name on one if he ever comes across it." [Get the recipe]

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W. Kip Viscusi is the author of more than 20 books and 300 articles. (CV) (Download publications) (W. Kip Viscusi at SSRN)

W. Kip Viscusi is the founding editor of The Journal of Risk and Uncertainty. 2008 marked the twentieth anniversary of the journal.