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Journal Articles

2024

1. FDA-approved medications for dementia are unlike non-pharmacological interventions as they are counterproductive
   Applied Economics, 2024, 56, (16), 1935-1949
2. Use of distributional weights in cost–benefit analysis revisited
   Applied Economics, 2024, 56, (29), 3485-3498

2023

3. Cost-Benefit Analysis versus Cost-Effectiveness Analysis from a Societal Perspective in Healthcare
   IJERPH, 2023, 20, (5), 1-12 View citations (2)

2022

4. Life expectancy in nursing homes
   Applied Economics, 2022, 54, (16), 1877-1888
5. The benefits of not living in a nursing home
   Applied Economics, 2022, 54, (32), 3740-3750

2020

6. A CBA of corrective lenses, including the benefits for reducing the symptoms of dementia
   Applied Economics, 2020, 52, (48), 5218-5229

2018

7. Estimating the monetary benefits of medicare eligibility for reducing the symptoms of dementia
   Applied Economics, 2018, 50, (58), 6327-6340
8. The value of a year’s general education for reducing the symptoms of dementia
   Applied Economics, 2018, 50, (25), 2812-2823

2017

9. Using the travel cost method to value visits and stigma in connection with ARV adherence in Uganda
   Applied Economics, 2017, 49, (5), 477-497 View citations (1)

2016

10. The value of reducing HIV stigma
    Social Science & Medicine, 2016, 151, (C), 233-240 View citations (2)

2014

11. Female Education, HIV/AIDS and Th e Education Vaccine in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Condoms Piece of the Puzzle
    Journal of African Development, 2014, 16, (2), 41-71

2013

12. A cost-benefit framework for evaluating conditional cash-transfer programs
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2013, 4, (2), 159-180 View citations (3)
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2013, 4, (2), 159-180 (2013) View citations (4)

2012

13. THE EFFECTS OF HIV MEDICATIONS ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OLDER ADULTS IN NEW YORK CITY
    Health Economics, 2012, 21, (8), 967-976 View citations (3)

2011

14. An implicit price of a DALY for use in a cost-benefit analysis of ARVs
    Applied Economics, 2011, 43, (11), 1413-1421 View citations (10)

2010

15. A social cost–benefit criterion for evaluating Voluntary Counseling and Testing with an application to Tanzania
    Health Economics, 2010, 19, (2), 154-172 View citations (4)
16. Why Countries Have Both Subsidized and Free Condoms to Prevent HIV/AIDS: the Role of Stigma Mitigation
    Journal of African Development, 2010, 12, (2), 61-71 View citations (3)

2009

17. A cost-benefit analysis of a condom social marketing programme in Tanzania
    Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (4), 497-509 View citations (3)
18. A cost-benefit analysis of female primary education as a means of reducing HIV/AIDS in Tanzania
    Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (14), 1731-1743 View citations (3)

2008

19. The role of user fees in the cost-benefit analysis of privatization with an application to inpatient psychiatric services in the US
    Applied Economics, 2008, 40, (15), 1985-1993

2006

20. Does female education prevent the spread of HIV-AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa?
    Applied Economics, 2006, 38, (5), 491-503 View citations (5)

2004

21. The role of public and private transfers in the cost‐benefit analysis of mental health programs
    Health Economics, 2004, 13, (11), 1125-1136

2003

22. The tax implications of cost shifting in cost-benefit analysis in mental health
    Applied Economics, 2003, 35, (8), 943-950

2002

23. A Simple Method for Converting a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis into a Cost-Benefit Analysis with an Application to State Mental Health Expenditures
    Public Finance Review, 2002, 30, (2), 144-160 View citations (1)

1998

24. Estimating the effectiveness and benefits of alcohol treatment programmes for use in economic evaluations
    Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (2), 217-226 View citations (2)

1995

25. Cost-Benefit Analysis, User Prices, and State Expenditures in India
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1995, 50, (3), 327-41 View citations (2)

1993

26. Country Estimates of Social Discount Rates Based on Changes in Life Expectancies
    Kyklos, 1993, 46, (3), 399-409 View citations (2)

1991

27. A new approach to valuing a life
    Journal of Public Economics, 1991, 44, (2), 165-171 View citations (3)
28. The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Government Loams
    Public Finance Review, 1991, 19, (1), 43-66 View citations (2)
29. The Shadow Wage Rate and the Numbers Effect
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1991, 46, (2), 186-97 View citations (1)

1986

30. An axiomatic basis for the three objective social welfare function within a poverty context
    Economics Letters, 1986, 20, (1), 89-94 View citations (3)
31. Lagged reactions in short-run estimates of tax shifting of company income and sales taxes in Kenya
    Journal of Development Economics, 1986, 20, (1), 15-32 View citations (2)

1984

32. Use of Distributional Weights in Cost-Benefit Analysis: a Survey of Schools
    Public Finance Review, 1984, 12, (2), 213-230 View citations (24)

1980

33. Distinguishing between Money income and Utility income in Cost-Benefit Analisys
    Public Finance Review, 1980, 8, (2), 131-152 View citations (1)

1979

34. A Cross-section Framework for Estimating Jointly the Extent of Shifting of Sales and Company Income Taxes, with an Application to Kenya
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1979, 34, (1), 51-68

Books

2017

1. Advanced Introduction to Cost–Benefit Analysis
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)

2014

2. Cost–Benefit Analysis and Health Care Evaluations, Second Edition
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (10)

2010

3. Setting Priorities for HIV/AIDS Interventions
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

2006

4. Applied Cost–Benefit Analysis, Second Edition
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (7)

2003

5. Cost–Benefit Analysis and Health Care Evaluations
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (12)

1998

6. Cost–Benefit Analysis for Developing Countries
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (11)

Edited books

2009

1. Handbook of Research on Cost–Benefit Analysis
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)

1996

2. Applied Cost–Benefit Analysis
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)

Chapters

2009

1. Cost–Benefit Analysis and the Evaluation of the Effects of Corruption on Public Projects
   Chapter 15 in Handbook of Research on Cost–Benefit Analysis, 2009 View citations (1)
2. Cost–Benefit Analysis of Environmental Projects and the Role of Distributional Weights
   Chapter 6 in Handbook of Research on Cost–Benefit Analysis, 2009
3. Overview of the Field and the Contributions in the Handbook
   Chapter 1 in Handbook of Research on Cost–Benefit Analysis, 2009 View citations (1)