Harford values life

In Friday’s ‘Dear Economist’ column for the Financial Times, Tim Harford bravely answered this puzzler from one of his loyal readers:

Is the value of a British person’s life greater than the value of an Iraqi person’s life?

And, speaking of bravery, check out Harford’s reaction to this terrible situation – from the ‘what would you do’ file…

LINK to Harford’s ‘Dear Economist’ column.

Harford is the author of the just released book, The Undercover Economist.

UPDATE: LINK to excerpt from Undercover Economist at marginalrevolution.com.