Cost Benefit Analysis
Concepts and Practice
Published on 12. March 1996
Book
Hardback
493 pages
978-0-13-519968-8 (ISBN)
Description
Written as an introduction to cost-benefit analysis for undergraduate economics majors. Also, can be used in specific graduate professional programs in public policy, business, public administration, etc.
Numerous up-to-date illustrations and examples show students how theories and techniques are applied to real-world situations. Provides a practical orientation and introduction to cost-benefit analysis through problem solving.
Numerous up-to-date illustrations and examples show students how theories and techniques are applied to real-world situations. Provides a practical orientation and introduction to cost-benefit analysis through problem solving.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
891 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-519968-8 (9780135199688)
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Content
(NOTE: Each chapter (except Ch. 15) ends with exercises and notes.)
1. Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis.
2. Conceptual Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis
3. Valuing Benefits and Costs When Demand and Supply Curves Are Known.
4. Benefits and Costs in Different Time Periods: The Mechanics of Discounting.
5. The Social Discount Rate.
6. Dealing With Uncertainty: Expected Value and Sensitivity Analysis.
7. Option Price, Option Value, and Quasi-Option Value.
8. Existance Value.
9. Estimating Impacts From Demonstrations.
10. Estimating and Valuing Impacts from Observed Behavior.
11. Contingent Valuation: Using Surveys to Elicit Information About Costs and Benefits.
12. Shadow Prices from Secondary Sources.
13. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Cost-Utility Analysis.
14. Distributionally Weighted Cost-Benefit Analysis.
15. How Accurate is CBA?
A Selected Cost-Benefit Analysis Bibliography.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
1. Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis.
2. Conceptual Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis
3. Valuing Benefits and Costs When Demand and Supply Curves Are Known.
4. Benefits and Costs in Different Time Periods: The Mechanics of Discounting.
5. The Social Discount Rate.
6. Dealing With Uncertainty: Expected Value and Sensitivity Analysis.
7. Option Price, Option Value, and Quasi-Option Value.
8. Existance Value.
9. Estimating Impacts From Demonstrations.
10. Estimating and Valuing Impacts from Observed Behavior.
11. Contingent Valuation: Using Surveys to Elicit Information About Costs and Benefits.
12. Shadow Prices from Secondary Sources.
13. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Cost-Utility Analysis.
14. Distributionally Weighted Cost-Benefit Analysis.
15. How Accurate is CBA?
A Selected Cost-Benefit Analysis Bibliography.
Author Index.
Subject Index.