Cost Benefit Analysis Concepts and Practices

Name: Cost Benefit Analysis Concepts and Practices
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ISBN: 9780135199688

ISBN-10: 0135199689

ISBN-13: 9780135199688

Edition: 1st 1996

Authors: Anthony Boardman, David H. Greenberg, Aidan R. Vining, David L. Weimer

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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.

Book details

List price: $90.00
Edition: 1st
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 1/26/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 493
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English




Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis



Conceptual Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis



Valuing Benefits and Costs When Demand and Supply Curves Are Known



Benefits and Costs in Different Time Periods: The Mechanics of Discounting



The Social Discount Rate



Dealing With Uncertainty: Expected Value and Sensitivity Analysis



Option Price, Option Value, and Quasi-Option Value



Existance Value



Estimating Impacts From Demonstrations



Estimating and Valuing Impacts from Observed Behavior



Contingent Valuation: Using Surveys to Elicit Information About Costs and Benefits



Shadow Prices from Secondary Sources



Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Cost-Utility Analysis



Distributionally Weighted Cost-Benefit Analysis



How Accurate is CBA?


A Selected Cost-Benefit Analysis Bibliography


Author Index


Subject Index