Reference Case Guidelines for BCA in Global Health and Development
2019
The "Benefit‐Cost Analysis Reference Case: Principles, Methods, and Standards" project, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, culminates in the final “Reference Case Guidelines for Benefit-Cost Analysis in Global Health and Development.” These guidelines aim to facilitate the utilization and effectiveness of benefit-cost analysis by providing clarity on essential concepts, aiding implementation, and suggesting default values for key parameters, along with options for standardized sensitivity analysis. Targeted at practitioners with economic evaluation expertise across various sectors, including academia, government agencies, and non-profit organizations, the document seeks to standardize practices and enhance comparability and quality of analyses. The project involved two phases: the first included scoping exercises, stakeholder engagement, and prioritization, while the second focused on developing methodological recommendations and conducting case studies to validate these recommendations. The results, published in a special issue of the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis in March 2019, underpin the Reference Case Guidelines, which have evolved based on subsequent research and review. The methodology employed encompasses extensive stakeholder consultations, literature review, case studies, and iterative revisions based on feedback from experts and the public.
Reference Case Guidelines for BCA in Global Health and Development
Source:
Robinson LA, Hammitt JK, Cecchini M et al. Reference Case Guidelines for Benefit-Cost Analysis in Global Health and Development. Guidelines for Benefit-Cost Analysis Project 2019. https://media.repository.chds.hsph.harvard.edu/static/filer_public/16/3c/163c0d02-1837-4e9b-b88b-d646bbea857c/2019_robinson_ref_case_guidelin_bca_proj_r_126.pdf