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OrganizationWeb Portal 2024Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis
The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA), founded in 2007, works to improve the theory and …
The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA), founded in 2007, works to improve the theory and practice of benefit-cost analysis and support evidence-based policy decisions. It addresses policy areas including public health, transportation, criminal justice, education, energy, environmental quality, homeland security, and poverty. Members include scholars and practitioners from around the world, who work in government, academia, nonprofits and private industry. Its members represent numerous disciplines such as economics, law, engineering, public policy, decision science, and…
Benefit-Cost Analysis | Costing Methods | Military/Defense | Energy/Engineering | Education/Labor | Preferences/Values | Priority Setting/Ethics | Social Determinants | Environmental Health | Policy/Regulation | Business/Industry | Climate/Environment | Economics/Finance | Food/Agriculture | Government/Law | Health/Medicine | Science/Technology | Global | Critical Thinking/Analysis -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024CSIS
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization …
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization founded in 1962, and dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions to help decision makers. CSIS is an international policy institution focused on defense and security; regional study; and transnational challenges ranging from energy and trade to global development and economic integration. CSIS is regularly called upon by Congress, the executive branch, and the media to explain the day’s…
Operations Research | Technology Assessment | Military/Defense | Energy/Engineering | Priority Setting/Ethics | Policy/Regulation | Global Governance | Business/Industry | Economics/Finance | Science/Technology | Global | North America -
GuidelinesPublication 2014Methods for Economic Evaluation Project
This report details the work of the Methods for Economic Evaluation Project (MEEP), which aims …
This report details the work of the Methods for Economic Evaluation Project (MEEP), which aims to promote a consistency in the methods used for economic evaluations. The report is targeted especially at low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a major funder of health economic evaluations in LMICs, but there is substantial variation in the methods used and the quality of the analyses produced. The report drew on expertise from…
Benefit-Cost Analysis | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Costing Methods | Education/Labor | Priority Setting/Ethics | Climate/Environment | Health/Medicine | Global -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024Operational Research Society
The Operational Research Society (ORS) was founded over 60 years ago as a successor to …
The Operational Research Society (ORS) was founded over 60 years ago as a successor to the Operations Research Club that had been set up in 1948. The UK’s OR Society is the oldest-established learned society catering to the Operational Research (O.R.) profession, and one of the largest in the world, with 2,700 members from 66 countries. Core activities of ORS include publishing journals to disseminate the latest developments in O.R., and organizing national, international and specialist conferences. The Journal…
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OrganizationWeb Portal 2024Results for Development
Results for Development (R4D) was founded in 2008, with a mission to create self-sustaining systems …
Results for Development (R4D) was founded in 2008, with a mission to create self-sustaining systems that support health, educated people, while ensuring that local change agents are in the driver’s seat, and that knowledge is transformed into action. Their work supports sustainable progress in health, education and nutrition, and puts data users at the center of all efforts. They develop tools - including dashboards, scorecards and performance metrics - in a way that is designed to solve practical…
Technology Assessment | Costing Methods | Education/Labor | Priority Setting/Ethics | Evidence Synthesis | Infectious Diseases | Child/Nutrition | Health Systems | Climate/Environment | Health/Medicine | Global -
ReportPublication 2017Investing Early: Taking Stock of Outcomes and Economic Returns from Early Childhood Programs
The past two decades have been characterized by a growing body of research from diverse …
The past two decades have been characterized by a growing body of research from diverse disciplines - child development, psychology, neuroscience, and economics, among others - demonstrating the importance of establishing a strong foundation in the early years of life. The research evidence has served to document the range of early childhood services that can successfully put children and families on the path toward lifelong health and well-being, especially those at greatest risk of poor…
Benefit-Cost Analysis | Education/Labor | Evidence Synthesis | Child/Nutrition | Social Determinants | Policy/Regulation | Health/Medicine -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024INFORMS
INFORMS is the leading international association for Operations Research & Analytics professionals. INFORMS publishes 16 …
INFORMS is the leading international association for Operations Research & Analytics professionals. INFORMS publishes 16 journals on topics ranging from decision analysis to management and marketing sciences and the INFORMS Resource Center offers information about O.R. and Analytics educational programs and material for students, faculty and others and offers a video library with on-demand access to key presentations from INFORMS meetings and conferences. They also offer a publication library bringing together recent publications across all of their…
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OrganizationWeb Portal 2024Society for Risk Analysis
The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, scholarly, international society that provides …
The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, scholarly, international society that provides an open forum for all those who are interested in risk analysis. Risk analysis is broadly defined to include risk assessment, characterization, communication, management, and policy. It covers risks of concern to individuals, to public- and private-sector organizations, and to society at a local, regional, national, or global level. The Society includes numerous regional organizations around the world as well as several…
Risk Analysis | Military/Defense | Injuries/Accidents | Environmental Health | Global Governance | Business/Industry | Climate/Environment | Food/Agriculture | Government/Law | Health/Medicine | Science/Technology | Global