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Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics: “Cost-Benefit Analysis and Policy Evaluation for the Next Generation”
Massimo Florio (CSIL - University of Milan) is seeking papers for a special issue of the Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics: “Cost-Benefit Analysis and Policy Evaluation for the Next Generation.” Papers should focus particularly (but not exclusively) on CBA for policy design and impact evaluation in certain broad areas. Submissions must be received by June 1, 2024. Learn more>>
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Searching for Benefit-Cost Analyses Addressing Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Lisa Robinson (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) is asking your help to identify completed BCAs that meet certain criteria. Learn more>>
Members in the News
John Graham and Kerry Krutilla recently co-authored a book published by Cambridge Press in their core elements series in public economics: “Benefit-Cost Analysis of Air Pollution, Energy, and Climate Regulations. The book is open access. The book compares and contrasts Regulatory Impact Assessment in the U.S. and Europe, and addresses five methodology issues: the estimation of costs, including engineering, partial equilibrium, and general equilibrium approaches; the estimation of benefits, with sections on the value of mortality risk reductions and pricing carbon emissions; discounting methods, and their relationship to carbon pricing; distributional analysis, including impacts on workers, producers, consumers, and beneficiaries; and the evaluation of less and more fundamental uncertainty. A perspective on the relevance and limitations of current research is also offered.
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Duane Pool (North Dakota) encourages SBCA practitioners to provide comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on appropriate and best practices for Agency Specific Procedures (ASPs) for the Corps' Implementation of the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Water Resources Investments. Comments must be received on or before April 15, 2024. Read more>>
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