2007 Conference Papers & Presentations

Papers and presentations from our 2007 Benefit-Cost Analysis Conference held May 18-19.

Transportation Benefit-Cost Analysis: It's All About Inputs!
Paper (556 KB PDF) / Presentation (470 KB PDF)
By Chris Williges and Mahmoud Mahdavi
Presented by Chris Williges

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Private Versus Semi-Private Inpatient Rooms in a New Hospital
Paper (129 KB PDF) / Presentation (336 KB PDF)
By Anthony Boardman and Diane Forbes
Presented by Anthony Boardman

Using the Kaldor-Hicks Tableau Format for Cost-Benefit Analysis and Stakeholder Evaluation
Paper (171 KB PDF) / Presentation (96 KB PDF)
By Kerry Krutilla
Presented by Kerry Krutilla

An Ethical Benefit-Cost Analysis
By Richard Zerbe Jr.
Presented by Richard Zerbe Jr.

Suggested New Steps Toward the Practical Implementation of Cost-Benefit Analysis
Paper (83 KB PDF)
By Arnold Harberger
Presented by Arnold Harberger

Galactosemia: Testing Newborn Infants for Metabolic Disorders
Paper (485 KB PDF) / Presentation (189 KB PDF)
By Cathy Carruthers, Ron Scott, Mike Glass, John Thompson
Presented by Cathy Carruthers

Production Response to Increased Imports
Presentation (307 KB PDF)
By Lynn Kennedy and Andrew Schmitz
Presented by Andrew Schmitz

The "Stern Review" and Its Critics: Implications for the Theory and Practice of Benefit-Cost Analysis
Paper (197 KB PDF) / Presentation (730 KB PDF)
By Daniel Cole
Presented by Daniel Cole

The Welfare Economics of Sharing Fixed Costs of Product Safety Regulation
Presentation (1,007 KB PDF)
By Richard Just
Presented by Richard Just

The Information Industry, Distant Use Value and the Exxon Valdez
Presentation (235 KB PDF)
By R. Scott Farrow and Douglas M. Larson
Presented by Scott Farrow

Cost-Effective Species Conservation
Presentation (768 KB PDF)
By Mark Plummer
Presented by Mark Plummer

To Trade or Not to Trade: The Endowment Effect and Manipulations of the Reference State
Paper (72 KB PDF)
By Jack Knetsch and Wei-Kang Wong
Presented by Jack Knetsch

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