Overview

A practical introduction to cost-benefit analysis through problem solving. This authoritative, market-leading text is known for its consistent application of a nine-step framework for conducting or interpreting a cost-benefit analysis. This edition includes a number of chapters that have been revised and reorganized to make the material clearer and more accessible.

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Author:   Anthony Boardman ,  David Greenberg ,  Aidan Vining ,  David Weimer
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 23.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 18.90cm
Weight:   0.910kg
ISBN:  

9780132311489

ISBN 10:   0132311488
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   09 September 2010
Audience:   Adult education ,  Further / Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781292021911
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Overview Chapter 1. Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis Chapter 2. Conceptual Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis Part II: Fundamentals of CBA Chapter 3. Economics Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis Chapter 4. Valuing Benefits and Costs in Primary Markets Chapter 5. Valuing Benefits and Costs in Secondary Markets Chapter 6. Discounting Benefits and Costs in Future Time Periods Chapter 7. Dealing with Uncertainty: Expected Values, Sensitivity Analysis, and the Value of Information Chapter 8. Option Price and Option Value Chapter 9. Existence Value Chapter 10. The Social Discount Rate Part III: Valuation of Impacts Chapter 11. Predicting and Monetizing Impacts Chapter 12. Valuing Impacts From Observed Behavior: Experiments and Quasi-Experiments Chapter 13. Valuing Impacts from Observed Behavior: Direct Estimation of Demand Curves Chapter 14. Valuing Impacts from Observed Behavior: Indirect Market Methods Chapter 15. Contingent Valuation: Using Surveys to Elicit Information About Costs and Benefits Chapter 16. Shadow Prices from Secondary Sources Chapter 17. Shadow Prices: Applications to Developing Countries Part IV: Related Methods Chapter 18. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Chapter 19. Distributionally Weighted Cost-Benefit Analysis Chapter 20. How Accurate is CBA?

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