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What is the cash value of a human life?

That’s the question at the heart of The Price of Life, a book by journalist Jenny Kleeman.

It turns out that there’s not just one price, there are many - depending on exactly how that life is being created, traded or destroyed.

Tim Harford talks to Jenny about what she discovered.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Neil Churchill
Editor: Richard Vadon

Published on Saturday, 12th April 2025.

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