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ArticlePublication 2017Benefit-Cost Analysis in Global Health
This paper provides a brief introduction to the use of benefit-cost analysis in global health. …
This paper provides a brief introduction to the use of benefit-cost analysis in global health. It discusses the general framework and analytic components, then considers the valuation of changes in health and longevity in more detail. It concludes with a case study example.
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ArticlePublication 2016Attention to Distribution in U.S. Regulatory Analysis
Before promulgating a major environmental, health, or safety regulation, U.S. government agencies are expected to …
Before promulgating a major environmental, health, or safety regulation, U.S. government agencies are expected to analyze the distribution of its impacts as well as its total costs and benefits. This article reviews several analyses to explore whether this expectation is being met. The authors find that agencies provide little information on distributional impacts. To the extent that these impacts are assessed, agencies often focus on the distribution of health effects and do not address the…
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ArticlePublication 2011Behavioral Economics and the Conduct of Benefit-Cost Analysis
Benefit-cost analysis is rooted in neoclassical welfare economics, which in its most simplified form assumes …
Benefit-cost analysis is rooted in neoclassical welfare economics, which in its most simplified form assumes that individuals act rationally and are primarily motivated by self-interest, making decisions that maximize their welfare. Behavioral economics explores the psychological aspects of decision-making and challenges some of these assumptions. This paper considers the implications of this behavioral research for predicting how individuals will respond to policy options and for valuing outcomes. The authors argue that benefit-cost analysis should focus…
Preferences/Values | Priority Setting/Ethics | Decision Analysis | Benefit-Cost Analysis | Social Determinants | Policy/Regulation | Climate/Environment | Health/Medicine | Global | Critical Thinking/Analysis
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