Downloadable Papers of Thomas R. Ireland
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1. Replacement Cost Valuations of Production by Homemakers: Conceptual Questions and Measurement Problems (with John O. Ward). Publlished in the Journal of Forensic Economics, 1991, 4(3): 297-305. Click here to download.

2. Valuing Homemaker Production by Implied Opportunity Cost: Using a Family Human Capital Methodology, Journal of Legal Economics, 1991, 1(2):1-11.
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3. Why Hedonic Damages Are Irrelevant to Wrongful Death Litigation (with Walter D. Johnson and James D. Rodgers). Journal of Legal Economics, 1992, 2(1):49-54. Click here to download.

4. Projecting the Lost Future Economic Contribution of a Female Child: Refining Income Data to Reflect True Losses (with Anne E. Winkler). Published in the Journal of Legal Economics, 1994, 4(2):18-37. Click here to Download.

5. Medicare, Social Security, Railroad Retirement Tier I and II Benefits and Payroll Taxes: Federal Case Law and Errors by Many Forensic Economists (with Paul Taylor). Published in The Litigation Economics Digest, 1996, 2(1):79-88. Click here to Download.

6. Economic Science and Hedonic Damage Analysis in Light of Daubert v. Merrell Dow (with Walter D. Johnson and Paul Taylor). Published in the Journal of Forensic Economics, 1997, 10(2):139-156. Click here to Download.

7. The Cross Contributions to Human Capital Creation within Families: What Economic Rights Should Outlast Marriage. Published in the Kentucky Journal of Economics and Business, 1997, Vol. 16:71-88. Click here to Download.

8. The Pfeifer Decision, Risk and Damage Awards: An Extended Response to Albrecht and Wood. Published in the Journal of Legal Economics, 1997/1998, 7(3):23-34. Click here to Download.

9. Lost Pleasure of Life Analysis, Punitive Damages, and the Value of Life Literature: Three Different Approaches to Hedonic Damage Testimony. Published in The Earnings Analyst, 1998, 1:1-24. Click here to Download.

10. Compensable Nonmarket Services in Wrongful Death Litigation: A Conceptual Valuation in Light of Legal Standards. Published in the Journal of Legal Economics, 1998, 7(2): 15-34. Click here to Download

11. Supramonetary Values, the Value of Life, and the Utility Theory Meanings of Tort Damages (with Roy Gilbert). Published in the Journal of Forensic Economics, 1998, 11(3):189-201. Click here to Download

12. Actuarial Valuations of the Railroad Retirement Board and Railroad Worklife Tables: A Reassessment. Published in The Earnings Analyst, 1998, 1:99-106. Click here to Download.

13. Improving the Objectivity of Economic Expert Testimony in Liability Litigation. Washington Legal Foundation, 1999. Working  Paper Series No. 92. Click here to Download.

14. Improving the Objectivity of Expert Economic Testimony in Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Litigation. Journal of Legal Economics, 1999, 9(2):33-52. Click here to Download.

15. Total Offsets in Forensic Economics: Legal Requirements, Data Comparisons and Jury Comprehension. Published in the Journal of Legal Economics, 1999, 9(2):9-24. Click here to Download. .

16. "Lost Earning Capacity" vs. "Expected Lost Earnings" in Wrongful Death Analysis. Published in The Earnings Analyst, 1999, 2:73-86. Click here to Download

17. "Economic Loss in the Case of a  Full-Time Mother and Homemaker: When  Lost Services are the Only Pecuniary Loss." Reading #3 published in Assessing Family Loss in Wrongful Death Litigation: The Special Roles of Lost Services and Personal Consumption, edited by Ireland and Depperschmidt, Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Tucson, AZ, 1999. Click here to download.

18. Recent Legal Decisions Regarding Hedonic Damages: An Update. Published in the Journal of Forensic Economics, 2000, 13(2):189-204. Click here to Download.

19. Should the Personal Consumption Deduction be Based on Family Income or the Decedent's Own Income. Published in The Earnings Analyst, 2000, 3:53-72. Click here to Download.

20. Historical Comparisons Between Various Interest Rates and Growth Rates in the CPI, MCPI, Average Weekly Earnings and Total Compensation in the Employer Cost Index. Published in the Journal of Legal Economics, 2000, 10(1):25-46. Click here to Download .

21. Updated tables for the Total Offsets paper (#6 above) through 1999. Published in Determining Economic Damages: 2000 by Gerald Martin and Ted Vavoulis, James Publishing. Click here to Download .

22. Structured Judgments and Periodic Payments in New York: A Unique and Complex System for Tort Awards (with Anthony R. Riccardi).  Journal of Legal Economics, 2000, 10(2):55-74. Click here to download

23. Comment: An Examination of Historical Net Discount Rates Relative to Medical Care Costs (with Penelope Caragonne and Keith Sofka). Published in the Journal of Legal Economics, 2000, 10(2):75-81. Click here to Download.

24. The Timing of Present Value of Damages: Implications of Footnote 22 in the Pfeifer Decision. Published in The Earnings Analyst, 2001, Vol. 4:87-94.  Click here to Download .

25. Premium Pay Rates and the Valuation of Non-Market Time. Presented at the Allied Social Sciences meetings in New Orleans on January 6, 2001. Click here to Download .

26. Categories of Time Use for Forensic Economics. Published in Journal of Forensic Economics, 2001, 14(1):23-34.
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27. A Comment on David M. Reaume's 'Nonmarket Services: An Offset in Certain Cases'. Published in the Journal of Legal Economics, Vol. 9, No. 3, Winter 1999-2000. Click here to download .

28. How to Write a Paper for Forensic Damages Journal. Presented at at the AREA meetings on May 19, 2001 and published in The Earnings Analyst, Volume IV, 2001. Click here to download .

29. Structured Judgements and Periodic Payments in Missouri: Uncertainty in the Meaning of Tort Reform. Published in the Journal of the Missouri Bar, Volume 57, No. 4, July-August 2001. Click here to download .

30. A Short Guide for Using the Expenditures on Children Report to Prepare a Parental Investment Analysis (with John O. Ward. Click here to download . This paper, with attached sample reports by Ireland (download) and Ward (download) was presented at the Western Economics Association meetings on July 7, 2001 and will be included as part of a book by Ireland and Ward on Assessing Damages in Injuries and Deaths of Minor Children in January 2001 by Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co.

31. Integration and Mitigation for Valuing Family (Household) Services. Presented at the meetings of the International Economic Society in Philadelphia, PA, October 12, 2001. Click here to download.

32. Offsets in Damages Calculations in Forensic Economics. Presented at the Southern Economics Association meetings on November 18, 2001. Click here to download.

33. How Courts Assess Marital Contributions When Wrongful Death Occurs:  An Interface of Legal Issues and Family Theory in the Courtroom. Journal of Economics, 2001, 27(2):83-97.  Click here to download. 

34. A Daubert Hearing on the Admissibility of Hedonic Damage Testimony by an Economic Expert. Presented at the at the Southern Economics Association meetings on November 18, 2001. Click here to download. This is an overview paper for a book length CD-Rom project with this same name for Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co., published in December, 2001.

35. The Estate of a Minor Child in a Child Death Case (with John O. Ward). Journal of Legal Economics, Winter 2000-01, 10(3):23-35. Click here to download.

36. Historical Net Discount Rates Tables--An Update Through 2001. These tables update tables ending in 1999 that were published in item #13 above. These tables were presented at the 2002 AAEFE meetings. Click here to download.

37. "Methods" and Milestones in Stan Smith's Career as an Hedonics Expert. 2001. Click here to download.

38. Stan V. Smith and Thomas R. Ireland: A Personal Forensic Economic Retrospective. 2001. Click here to download.

39. Hedonic Damages as Compensation: A Reply to Bruce. Journal of Forensic Economics, 2001, 14(3):271-272. Click here to download.

40. Wrongful Death: Personal Consumption and Maintenance/Household Services. Presented at the AICPA meetings in Las Vegas on November 1, 2002. Click here to download.

41. The Standard for Valuing Lost Household Services: Necessary Life Care Cost, Faux Replacement Cost, or Utility Lost? (with Anthony M. Riccardi). Published in The Earnings Analyst,2003, Vol.5:13-26. Click here to download.

42. A Primer on Annuity Contracts, Structured Settlements, and Periodic-Payment Judgements (with Anthony M. Riccardi). Presented at AAEFE Fall Meetings, October 3-4, 2003 and forthcoming in Journal of Legal Economics.
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43. A Comment About Terrence Clauretie's Review of The New Worklife Expectancy Tables, 2002 Edition. Published in the Journal of Legal Economics, 12(1).  Click here to download.

44.  Historical Net Discount Rates - An Update Through 2003. Published the Journal of Legal Economics, 2002, 12(2):47-57. Click here to download.

45. Accounting for Work Time Differences in Personal Injury Litigation. Published in the Journal of Legal Economics. Click here to download. 

46. Household Services as Life Care (with Anthony H. Riccardi). Published in the Journal of Legal Economics. Click here to download.

47.  A  Comment on "One More Time: New York's Structured Settlement Statutes, Rent Seeking and the Pro-Plaintiff Bias."  To be published in the Journal of Forensic Economics. Click here to download. 

48. The Role of a Forensic Economist in a Damage Assessment for Personal Injuries. Published in The Earnings Analyst, Vol. 6. Click here to download. 

49. FELA Damages Calculations: Issues Relating to Benefits, Payroll Taxes and Collateral Sources. Presented at AREA meetings in Reno on May 14, 2004 and  published in The Earnings Analyst. Click here to download.

50. An Examination of Historical Net Discount Rates, Relative to Medical Care Costs: A Comment (with Penelope Caragonne and Keith Sofka). Published in the Journal of Legal Economics, 2000, 10(2):75-80.  Click here to download. 

51. What  a Forensic Economist Needs from a Life Care Planning Expert. Click here to download (with Stephanie Rizzardi Pearson). Published in the Journal of Life Care Planning, 3(3): 151-162, 2004. Click here to download.

52.  Historical Net Discount Rates - An Update Through 2004.  Click here to download.

53.  Valuing Advice, Counsel and Companionship Services within Families: A Reconsideration of Frank Tinari's "More Comprehensive Measure." Presented at  the Western Economics Association meetings in San Francisco on July 7, 2005. Click here to download

54. Forensic Economic Issues in the 2005 Missouri Tort Reform Bill 393 (with David Tucek). Presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association Meetings in Kansas City on October 29, 2005. Click here to download.

55. Kelly, O'Shea and Pfeifer: What Guidance Is Given for Discount Rates. Published in The Earnings Analyst, 2007, Volume IX:80-89. Click here to download.

56. Reply to: A Note on "Household Services: Toward a More Comprehensive Measurement." Draft date, 1/4/06. Click here to download.

57. Historical Net Discount Rates - An Update Through 2005. Published in The Earnings Analyst, 2006, Volume VIII. Click here to download.

58. 2006 AREA Conference Packet of Papers. Click here to Download.

59. Comments on "Forensic Economists, Their Methods and Their Estimates of Forecast Variables: A 2006 Survey Study" by Michael L. Brookshire, Michael R. Luthy, and Frank L. Slesnick, presented at the Western Economic Association Meetings in San Diego, July 1, 2006. Click here to download.

60. Economic Damages Under House Bill 393 (with David Tucek). Published in the Journal of the Missouri Bar,  July-August 2006, 62(4):214-221.
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61. Valuing Advice,  Counsel and Companionship between Parents and Adult Children. Presented at  the Allied Social Sciences Meetings in Chicago, January 5, 2007 and published in Volume IX of The Earnings Analyst. Click here to download. 

62. Hedonic Damages as Economic Junk Science -- Defending Against Claims to Measure Lost Pleasures of Life, Loss of  Society and Other Intangibles. Presented on March 14, 2007 at the Damages Seminar of the Defense Research Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click here to download.

63. Battleground States for Hedonic Damages Testimony. Presented at the meetings of the American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts on March 28, 2007. Click here to download. 

64. Historical Net Discount Rates -- An Update through 2006. Click here to download.

65. Kelly, O'Shea and Pfeifer: What Guidance Is Given for Discount Rates? The Earnings Analyst. 2007. Volume IX: 80-89. Click here to download.

66. The Concept of Reasonable Value in Recovery of Medical Expenses in Personal Injury Torts. (Not peer reviewed)  Journal of Legal Economics, 2008, 14(3):87-99. Click here to download

67. A Technical Note: A Pension Is a Pension Is a Pension (with Lane Hudgins), The Earnings Analyst. 2008. Volume X:128-133.  Click here to download.

68. Time Spent in Household Management: Evidence and Implications (with Anne Winkler as primary author). Presented at the Society of Labor Economics meetings in May 2007. Forthcoming in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues. Click here to download.

69. Hedonic Damages - One More Time: A Symposium (with Peter Marks). Journal of Forensic Economics. 2007. 20(2):103-112. Click here to download.

70. Pension Benefits as an Evidentiary Collateral Source (with Lane Hudgins). Journal of Legal Economics. 2008. 15(1):75-81. Click here to download.

71. Questions for Economists (with Stephanie  Rizzardi). Journal of Nurse Life Care Planning. 2008. 8(3):3-5. Click here to download.

72. Historical Net Discount Rates -- An Update through 2007. The Earnings Analyst, 2008. Vol. X:98-118. The tables from the final draft copy are easier to use than the tables in the published version of this document because tables were on one page each, but two pages in the published version. There is an error in both the draft and in the published version for the 16th year in Tables 6-8 and sixteen year average should not be used. A formula was not correctly copied for that year and all averages shown for the sixteenth year are incorrect. Values for the 16th year are correct in Tables 1-5 and this error does not affect other values in Tables 6-8.  Click here to download.

73. Different Methods Used to Derive Hedonic Damages in Litigation. Presented at  Allied  Social  Sciences Meetings, January 4, 2009. Click here to download.

74. Why the  Gamboa  Disability Work-Life Expectancy Tables Are Without Merit. Presented at NAFE Winter Meetings, January 30, 2009, and presented at the AAEFE Meetings, March 19, 2009. Forthcoming, Journal of Legal Economics, 15(2). Click here to  download.

75.  Legal Decisions Dealing with the Tax Consequences of Lump Sum Awards for Back and  Front Pay in Wrongful Termination Cases. Presented at the AAEFE Meetings, March 19, 2009. Click here to download.

76. An Economist's Role Defending Against Hedonic Damages Testimony. Presented at meetings of the American Rehabilitation Economics Association on June 13, 2009. Click here to download.

77. The Last of Hedonic Damages: Nevada, New Mexico and Running a Bluff. Presented at the NAFE-WEA meetings on June 30, 2009.  Click here to download.

78.  Comments on "A 2009 Survey of Forensic Economists" by Brookshire, Luthy and Slesnick. Presented at the NAFE-WEA meetings on July 1, 2009. Click here to download.

79.  Markov Process Work-Life Expectancy Tables, the LPE method for Measuring Worklife Expectancy, and Why the Gamboa-Gibson Worklife Expectancy Tables Are without Merit, 2009, The  Rehabilitation Professional, 17(3):111-126. Click here to download.

80. Anthony Gamboa's Criticism of Thomas R. Ireland's Criticism of the Lack of Merit of the Gamboa-Gibson Disability Worklife Expectancy Tables.  Click here to download.

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