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Cost-Benefit Analysis
E.J. Mishan,Euston Quah +1 more
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Costbenefit analysis (CBA) is the systematic and analytical process of comparing benefits and costs in evaluating the desirability of a project or program as mentioned in this paper, often of a social nature, and is fundamental to government decision making and is established as a formal technique for making informed decisions on the use of society's scarce resources.Abstract:
Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the systematic and analytical process of comparing benefits and costs in evaluating the desirability of a project or programme – often of a social nature. It attempts to answer such questions as whether a proposed project is worthwhile, the optimal scale of a proposed project and the relevant constraints. CBA is fundamental to government decision making and is established as a formal technique for making informed decisions on the use of society’s scarce resources.
This timely sixth edition of the classic Cost-Benefit Analysis text continues to build on the successful approach of previous editions, with lucid explanation of key ideas, simple but effective expository short chapters and an appendix on various useful statistical and mathematical concepts and derivatives. The book examines important developments in the discipline, with relevant examples and illustrations as well as new and expanded chapters which build upon standard materials on CBA. Highlights include:
updated historical background of CBA
extended non-market goods valuation methods
the impact of uncertainty
evaluation of programmes and services
behavioural economics
decision rules and heuristics
CBA and regulatory reforms
CBA in developed and developing countries
value of household production
other topics frequently encountered in CBA, such as costs of diseases and air pollution, and value of statistical life.
This book is a valuable source and guide to international funding agencies, governments, interested professional economists and senior undergraduate and graduate students.
The text is fully supported by a companion website, which includes discussion questions and PowerPoint slides for each chapter.read more
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Valorización mediante compostaje de la fracción sólida de residuos ganaderos digeridos por biometanización y evaluación de sus potenciales usos agronómicos
Restrepo Gallón,Adriana Patricia +1 more
TL;DR: The Tesis Doctoral as mentioned in this paper investigated the viabilidad del reciclaje and tratamiento de la fase solida del digerido obtenido despues de the digestion anaerobia de purin porcino mediante oxin ox-compostaje.
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The social costs of uranium mining in the US Colorado Plateau cohort, 1960–2005
TL;DR: This research advances the understanding of uranium extraction legacy impacts, particularly among indigenous populations, as well as the costs to society of miner PYLL, using a statistical life-year approach.
Estimating the consequence costs of oil spills from tankers
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the assumption that the cleanup and the total cost of an oil spill can be approximated by the compensation eventually paid to claimants regarding the relative cost categories.
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Dysplasie — Carcinoma in situ — Mikrocarcinom der Cervix uteri
H.-G. Hillemanns,H. Limburg +1 more
TL;DR: Schiller et al. as mentioned in this paper erarbeitet die Grundlagen der stufen weisen Krebsentstehung an der Cervix uteri, d. h.