A primer for benefit-cost analysis

"BCA provides an objective framework around which discussion, correction and amendment can take place. Stated simply, it is the calculation of values for all the inputs and outputs from a project and then the subtraction of the first from the second. The authors' goal here is to take the mystery out of the process. They discuss practical issues of market-based valuation and aggregation, non-market valuation, practical applications of general equilibrium models, issues in discounting, and the impacts of risk and uncertainty in BCA. They also provide a list of resources and case studies looking at ethanol and the use of cellular phones by drivers."--BOOK JACKET.

Year

2006

Language

English

Publisher

Edward Elgar Publishing Inc.

Editions

1

Pages

316

ISBN

9781843768975

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