A primer for benefit-cost analysis
- ISBN: 9781843768975
- Editorial: Edward Elgal Publishing Limited
- Fecha de la edición: 2006
- Lugar de la edición: Cheltenham. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 313
- Idiomas: Inglés
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.