Forensic Economics: Assessing Personal Damages in Civil Litigation

1. An Introduction to the Field of Forensic Economics; Frank D. Tinari 2. The Meaning of Earning Capacity; Stephen M. Horner, Frank L. Slesnick 3. Evolution of Worklife Expectancy Measurement; Gary R. Skoog, James E. Ciecka 4. Personal Consumption and Wrongful Death Damages; Kurt V. Krueger, Gary R. Albrecht 5. Estimating Educational Attainment and Earning Capacity of a Minor Child; Lawrence M. Spizman 6. Incorporating Fringe Benefits in Loss Calculations; James D. Rodgers 7. Federal and State Income Tax Aspects in Forensic Economics; David Schap 8. Issues in Applying Discount Rates; David Jones 9. Potential Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Loss Calculations; Joshua Congdon-Hohman, Victor A. Matheson 10. Challenges in Valuing Loss of Services; Frank D. Tinari 11. Issues in Employment Litigation Analysis; Thomas Roney, Timothy Lanning 12. Differences Among State Court Jurisdictions in Damages Calculations; David Rosenbaum, David Schap 13. Forensic Economists and Their Changing Viewpoints Over Time; Michael L. Brookshire, Frank L. Slesnick 14. Hedonic Valuation Issues; Gary R. Skoog 15. Ethical Dimensions of Forensic Economics; Frank D. Tinari 16. Understanding Law as a Part of Forensic Economic Practice; Thomas R. Ireland 17. Effective Communications as a Forensic Economist; Frank D. Tinari 18. Reflections on the 911 Victim Compensation Fund; Frank D. Tinari, John O. Ward 19. Differences Among Nations in Measuring Economic Damages; John O. Ward