An assessment of important issues concerning the application of benefit–cost analysis to social policy

Aidan Vining and David Weimer

Chapter 1 in Principles and Standards for Benefit–Cost Analysis, 2013, pp 25-62 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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