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Principles and Standards for Benefit–Cost Analysis

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  • Scott O. Farrow
  • Richard Zerbe, Jr.

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Benefit–cost analysis informs which policies or programs most benefit society when implemented by governments and institutions around the world. This volume brings together leading researchers and practitioners to recommend strategies and standards to improve the consistency and credibility of such analyses, assisting analysts of all types in achieving a greater uniformity of practice.

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  • Scott O. Farrow & Richard Zerbe, Jr. (ed.), 2013. "Principles and Standards for Benefit–Cost Analysis," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 15126.
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    1. Jonathan P. Caulkins, 2002. "Using models that incorporate uncertainty," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 21(3), pages 486-491.
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    1. Kip Viscusi, W. & Gayer, Ted, 2016. "Rational Benefit Assessment for an Irrational World: Toward a Behavioral Transfer Test1," Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 7(1), pages 69-91, April.
    2. Jones, Michael, 2017. "The Effect of Job Readiness Programs on Criminal Behavior," MPRA Paper 81908, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Farrow Scott, 2013. "How (Not) to Lie with Benefit-Cost Analysis," The Economists' Voice, De Gruyter, vol. 10(1), pages 45-50, December.
    4. Burgess David F. & Zerbe Richard O., 2013. "The most appropriate discount rate," Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, De Gruyter, vol. 4(3), pages 391-400, December.

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    Economics and Finance;

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