Cost-Benefit Analysis for Public Sector Decision Makers (Hardcover)

Preface Cost-Benefit Analysis in Practice A History of Application The Decision Maker, Analyst and Cost-Benefit Analysis Policy Advocates and Adversaries: Scrutiny and Accountability How to Do Cost-Benefit Analysis Economics and Cost-Benefit Analysis Economic Valuation of Individual Preferences Who Is Society? "With and Without" Analysis Aggregate Benefits and Costs Present Value of Benefits and Costs Distributed Over Time Decision Criteria Discount Rate Inflation Time Horizon Uncertainty and Risk Principles of Cost-Benefit Analysis Benefits and Costs: Identification and Valuation Identifying Benefits and Costs Market Valuation Contingent Valuation Method Travel Cost Method Hedonic Pricing Method: Property Value Approach Valuation of Human Life Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Principles for Identifying and Valuing Benefits and Costs