Download or read book An Introduction to Benefit cost Analysis for Evaluating Public Expenditure Alternatives written by Josephine M. LaPlante and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Benefit cost Analysis written by A. Allan Schmid and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choice is the name of the game. Government sets the size of the public budget and decides which public projects it will invest in and which transfers and regulations it will implement. To do this systematically the government must have a procedure that displays the consequences of the alternatives. This book is an exposition of benefit-cost analysis (BCA), an analytic framework for organizing thoughts, listing the pros and cons of alternatives, and determining values for all relevant factors so that the alternatives can be ranked. A major question illuminated by this text is whether the results of such an analysis can instruct government--in the sense of telling it what it must do to avoid being labelled stupid, corrupt, irrational, and/or inefficient. How and when, we will ask, can the benefit-cost analyst label a particular governmental investment, policy, or regulation as political (in the pejorative sense) as opposed to economic (in the laudatory sense of being economically justified)? This book will argue that BCA is much like a consumer information system. Consumer information neither tells consumers what to do nor tells them what they should want. However, it does tell them which products will perform in selected ways and at what costs. And this information, together with the independently arrived at wants, helps the consumer make intelligent choices.
Download or read book Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis written by Ginés de Rus and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly updated second edition incorporates key ideas and discussions on issues such as wider economic impacts, the treatment of risk, and the importance of institutional arrangements in ensuring the correct use of technique. Ginés de Rus considers whether public decisions, such as investing in high-speed rail links, privatizing a public enterprise or protecting a natural area, may improve social welfare.
Download or read book Introduction to Cost benefit Analysis and Alternative Evaluation Methodologies written by Peter Abelson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A non-technical guide to conducting quantitative economic analyses of government projects, programmes and policies.
Download or read book Benefit Cost Analysis for Program Evaluation written by Mark S. Thompson and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1980-09 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thompson's successful book makes the techniques of benefit-cost analysis accessible to the non-expert reader. It is valuable as a classroom text or a tool for self-teaching.
Download or read book Cost benefit Analysis and Public Expenditure written by George Henry Peters and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Multiple Account Benefit Cost Analysis written by Marvin Shaffer and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2010-10-16 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most commonly used in economic and public policy decisions, benefit-cost analysis traditionally attempts to calculate a bottom line by assigning monetary values to all factors associated with a proposed project or action. By contrast, multiple account benefit-cost analysis recognizes that all values are complex and that not all consequences can be expressed in monetary terms or incorporated into one summary measure of net benefit. In this textbook, designed for practitioners as well as for intermediate or advanced students, Marvin Shaffer illustrates how the basic principles and concepts of a benefit-cost analysis can be applied in a multiple account framework, in the process developing a systematic approach to the evaluation of project and policy alternatives. Though retaining the basic principles of benefit-cost analysis, Shaffer focuses more on identifying the advantages and disadvantages of key project alternatives and assessing their necessary trade-offs in order to better inform public policy debates.
Download or read book Benefit cost Analysis of Government Programs written by Edward M. Gramlich and published by Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall. This book was released on 1981 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Expenditure Analysis written by Elchanan Cohn and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph on the theoretics and methodology of public expenditure analysis in the area of human resources - covers mathematical analysis, statistical analysis, basic concepts in welfare economics, cost benefit analysis, and the application of public expenditure analysis to the economics of education and health costs. Bibliography pp. 145 to 154 and statistical tables.
Download or read book Program Budgeting and Benefit cost Analysis written by Harley H. Hinrichs and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Introduction to Benefit cost Analysis for Evaluating Public Expenditure Alternatives written by Josephine M. LaPlante and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised edition of PS-14, "An Introduction to Benefit-Cost Analysis for Evaluating Public Programs," presents concepts and techniques of benefit-cost analysis as tools that can be used to assist in deciding between alternatives. The goals of the new edition include teaching students to think about the possible benefits and costs of each alternative; to define what they foresee as program outputs and to consider possible undesirable consequences; and to recognize the trade-offs that are implicit in all decisions. Topics of the eight modules (16 exercises) include the following: classifying direct vs. indirect benefits, as well as tangibles vs. intangibles; pecuniary or price effects; the business model of benefit-costs analysis; business as a model for government decisions; supply and demand in the market for goods; challenges for valuation presented by government programs; the comparison of costs and benefits that occur at different times; shadow pricing; double-counting, and benefits valued as net savings. Everyday examples are used to present what are frequently difficult concepts and relationships for the student with little background in economics. A sample student evaluation form is appended. (Author/SW)
Download or read book An Introduction to Benefit cost Analysis for Evaluating Public Programs written by Taylor R. Durham and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beyond Benefit Cost Analysis written by Donald Miller and published by Ashgate Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated by case studies from Europe, North America and the Middle East, this book examines how non-market values can be identified, measured and incorporated into planning evaluation methodologies. The traditional means of assessing planning options, benefit-cost analysis, requires that all effects be expressed in monetary terms and this volume offers alternative approaches. It presents strategies for accomplishing the major purposes of planning evaluation - including the provision of an explicit, replicable basis for public assessment - in alternative ways. Growing demand for public involvement and for accountability in decision making requires better means for accommodating a broad range of concerns in planning evaluation. Methodologies examined include effectiveness-cost and multicriteria analysis, and the book explores how these have been applied in practice in developing special-issue plans.
Download or read book An Introduction to Benefit cost Analysis for Evaluating Public Programs written by Taylor R. Durham and published by . This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health System Efficiency written by Jonathan Cylus and published by Health Policy. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the authors explore the state of the art on efficiency measurement in health systems and international experts offer insights into the pitfalls and potential associated with various measurement techniques. The authors show that: - The core idea of efficiency is easy to understand in principle - maximizing valued outputs relative to inputs, but is often difficult to make operational in real-life situations - There have been numerous advances in data collection and availability, as well as innovative methodological approaches that give valuable insights into how efficiently health care is delivered - Our simple analytical framework can facilitate the development and interpretation of efficiency indicators.
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Download or read book Beyond Benefit Cost Analysis written by Donald Miller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
