Cost-benefit analysis

Torriti, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0569-039X and Ikpe, E. (2015) Cost-benefit analysis. In: Marciano, A. and Ramello, G. B. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. ISBN 9781461478836 doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7753-2_124

Abstract/Summary

Over the past 30 years, cost–benefit analysis (CBA) has been applied to various areas of public policies and projects. The aim of this essay is to describe the origins of CBA, classify typologies of costs and benefits, define efficiency under CBA and discuss issues associated with the use of a microeconomic tool in macroeconomic contexts.

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Divisions	Science > School of the Built Environment > Energy and Environmental Engineering group
Publisher	Springer
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