SBCA 2025 Annual Conference: Abstracts Accepted Through October 31, 2024!

Submit your abstract for the SBCA 2025 Annual Conference, happening March 13-14 at The George Washington University in Washington, DC! Whether you’re presenting individual research, organizing a panel, or proposing an innovative session, this is your opportunity to engage with peers in benefit-cost analysis. Abstract submissions are due by October 31, 2024. Graduate students are encouraged to apply for the Jerry Ellig Award for the best student paper. Limited financial support is available for students and residents of lower- and middle-income countries. Learn more>>


The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) works to improve the theory and practice of benefit-cost analysis and support evidence-based policy decisions. SBCA's global membership includes scholars and practitioners from government, academia, nonprofits and private industry, representing a variety of disciplines, such as economics, law, engineering, public policy, decision science and natural science. SBCA addresses a wide range of policy areas: criminal justice, education, energy, environmental quality, homeland security, poverty, public health, transportation and many others. Society members work with a broad set of methods, including benefit-cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, risk-benefit analysis, applied welfare economic analysis and damage assessments.