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344. Who Decides How Much a Life Is Worth?

Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio
Episode • Aug 9, 2018 • 38m

After every mass shooting or terrorist attack, victims and survivors receive a huge outpouring of support — including a massive pool of compensation money. How should that money be allocated? We speak with the man who’s done that job after many tragedies, including 9/11. The hard part, it turns out, isn’t attaching a dollar figure to each victim; the hard part is acknowledging that dollars can’t heal the pain.