Main Title |
Benefit-cost analysis in theory and practice / |
Author |
Zerbe, Richard O.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
HarperCollins College Publishers, |
Year Published |
1994 |
OCLC Number |
28112244 |
ISBN |
0673180662; 9780673180667 |
Subjects |
Cost effectiveness ;
Cost effectiveness--Case studies ;
Kosten-batenanalyse ;
Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse--(DE-588)4032589-1
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Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
HD47.4.Z47 1994 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
11/23/2007 |
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Collation |
xvi, 557 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
Notes |
Spine title: Benefit-cost analysis. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Contents Notes |
1. Introduction to benefit-cost analysis -- 2. Rationale for benefit-cost analysis -- 3. Aggregation of benefits and costs -- 4. Introduction to financial calculations -- 5. Measures of welfare loss for an individual -- 6. The measurement of aggregate welfare changes -- 7. Calculation of costs and benefits in partial equilibrium -- 8. Applications of benefit-cost analysis (partial equilibrium) to regulatory issues -- 9. Making financial decisions -- 10. Case study of options for sludge disposal -- 11. Accounting for the distribution of benefits and costs -- 12. The ethical foundations of benefit-cost analysis -- 13. The interest rate for public investment decisions -- 14. Case study of the high ross dam -- 15. An introduction to risk -- 16. The incorporation of risk into benefit-cost analysis -- 17. Techniques for analyzing uncertainty -- 18. Introduction to nonmarketed goods -- 19. The cost of risk (the value of life) -- 20. The evaluation of health risks in Bonneville Power's Weatherization Program -- 21. Benefit-cost analysis in general equilibrium -- 22. Government uses of benefit-cost analysis -- 23. The case of the snail darter and the tellico dam. |