Estimating the Cost of One-Sided Bets: How CBO Analyzes the Effects of Spending Triggers

Congressional Budget Office

No 56698, Reports from Congressional Budget Office

Abstract: When analyzing proposals and programs whose costs depend on whether or not some uncertain variable reaches a specified trigger level, CBO considers a range of possible outcomes and their associated probabilities.

JEL-codes: H25 H52 H69 I28 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-10-30
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