CPSC Cites Viscusi's Work in Abandoning the Doubling of the VSL for Children

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has dropped its plan to double the VSL for children, citing W. Kip Viscusi’s work. By rejecting a higher value for children, the CPSC signals a move toward uniform, market-based life valuations — a technical shift that could make it harder to justify certain child-focused safety regulations. Read more here.

The formal Federal Register notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcing the withdrawal of the agency’s earlier guidance can be found here.