Zerbe, Richard O.

A Primer for Benefit-Cost Analysis - Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Pub., 2006. - vi, 316 p. illustrations ; 24 cm.

"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."--Jacket

978-1-84376-897-5 (PBK)


Cost effectiveness
Costs, Industrial

658.1554 ZER