This paper presents statistical evidence showing how variations in the attributes of road
users can lead to variations in the probabilities of sustaining different levels of injury in motor …

We quantify the effect of a parent's absence on a child's future earnings. A parent's absence
because of separation or divorce reduces a child's lifetime earnings between 3 and 12 …

This study documents disparities on the basis of nationality, ethnicity, and gender in court
awards regarding the loss of future earnings in road accident cases in Israel. We analyze a …

Judges and juries often make factual decisions even if the facts are disputed and there is no
clear-cut evidence available. Despite this common state of uncertainty, verdicts are thought …

In our 1992 paper (Spizman and Kane, 1992) an ordered probit estimation technique was
used to predict the lost earning capacity of a wrongfully injured minor child. Prior to this …

In a recent article in this journal, Spizman and Kane (1992) analyze the influence of
demographic and family background characteristics on the po-tential lifetime earnings of a …

Update of Educational Attainment Model for a Minor Child: Round 18 of NLSY (1997) Page 1
Update of Educational Attainment Model for a Minor Child: Round 18 of NLSY (1997) Lawrence …

Backpacks are used by more than 90% of schoolchildren worldwide and over 40 million
students in the United States on a regular basis. The carriage of loaded backpacks is …

One of the most difficult cases for a forensic economist is to predict lost earnings capacity for
an injured or deceased child. A common method for calculating lost earnings capacity is to …

An ordered probit educational attainment model, used to predict the lost earning capacity of
a wrongfully injured minor child, was created by and updated by. This paper re-estimates the …