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GuidelinesPublication 2012Norwegian Cost-Benefit-Analysis Guidance
This document provides detailed guidance for conducting cost-benefit analysis of government programs in Norway. It …
This document provides detailed guidance for conducting cost-benefit analysis of government programs in Norway. It includes an overview of the main features of such analysis. It then describes several analytic components: distributional effects; real prices; social discount rates; lifespan, analysis period, and residual value; wider impacts of transportation projects; disasters and irreversible effects; carbon pricing; longevity and health valuation; and financial and administrative implications.
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GuidelinesPublication 2018UK Green Book Appraisal Guidance
The Green Book is guidance issued by HM Treasury in the United Kingdom on how …
The Green Book is guidance issued by HM Treasury in the United Kingdom on how to appraise government policies, programs, and projects. It also provides guidance on monitoring and evaluating impacts after implementation. The Green Book introduces the analytic approaches and the policy framework, describes the generation of policy options, discusses the valuation of costs and benefits, and describes the presentation of the results. It also includes technical appendices that discuss nonmarket valuation, distributional analysis,…
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Working PaperPublication 2015Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Cities
This paper provides a short introduction to the use of benefit-cost analysis to assess interventions …
This paper provides a short introduction to the use of benefit-cost analysis to assess interventions undertaken at the city or municipal level. It introduces the concepts that underlie the conduct of benefit-cost analysis, describes the major analytic components, and discusses how to tailor the analysis to the characteristics of the policy and the resources available. It concludes with a list of references for those interested in learning more.
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BookPublication 2018Teaching Benefit-Cost Analysis
This book presents a series of a self-contained modules designed to be used in teaching …
This book presents a series of a self-contained modules designed to be used in teaching benefit-cost analysis, authored by a group of leading practitioners. It is intended to appeal to both undergraduate and graduate students as well as professionals interested in expanding their understanding of these issues. Each module consists of a short, accessible discussion of the topic; many include a list of additional resources as well as class exercises. Specific topics include overarching concepts…
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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 | Government/Law | Social Determinants | Preferences/Values | Priority Setting/Ethics | Costing Methods | Environmental Health | Policy/Regulation | Business/Industry | Climate/Environment | Economics/Finance | Energy/Engineering | Education/Labor | Food/Agriculture | Health/Medicine | Military/Defense | Science/Technology | Global | Critical Thinking/Analysis