Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Meeting
First Annual Meeting of the Society for Benefit Cost Analysis
When: June 25-26, 2008
*This meeting will follow the Advancing Social Policy-Making Through Benefit-Cost Analysis conference on June 24-25.
Where: The Liaison Capitol Hill, An Affinia Hotel, 415 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
Rooms will be held until May 30 for a special meeting rate of $289 plus tax. Parking will be available for $34/day. Reserve your hotel and parking reservations at 202.638.1616.
Conference and membership registration fees:
- Conference registration for current members: $75
- Conference registration for nonmembers: $100
- Membership for Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis: $75
- Conference Registration and Membership Package: $125
Meeting Agenda
Day 1: Wednesday, June 25
- Registration and Check-In: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Lunch with keynote speech "The Power of Measuring Social Benefits" by Jonathan Fanton, president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, : 12:45-1:45 p.m.
- Panel 1 – States, Localities, and Benefit-Cost Analysis: 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Panel Chair: Ken Acks of the Cost Benefit Group- Regulatory Regime Change under Federalism: Do States Matter More? by W. Gray of Clark University and R. Shadbegian of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- The Net Social Benefit of Transforming Six Public Housing Projects into Mixed-Income Communities by T. Boston of Georgia Institute of Technology and L. Boston of EuQuant
- A Retrospective Assessment of the Pittsburgh Midfield Airport Expansion by J. Sturgis of Carnegie Mellon University
- Variations on a Theme: Benefit-Cost Analysis and Environmental Regulation in Pennsylvania by W. Delavan of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Panel 2 – Uncertainty and Risk: 4:00-5:15 p.m.
Panel Chair: Scott Farrow of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County- How to Integrate Risk Assessment and Benefit-Cost Analysis by A. Jessup, C. Nardinelli, D. Mancini, and L. Bush of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Office of Management and Budget
- Early Identification and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: Desirable Social and Fiscal Outcomes by D. Weimer and M. Sager of the University of Wisconsin
- The Importance of Uncertainty in a Benefit-Cost Analysis of Flood Proofing Policy Decisions for Adaptation to Sea-level Rise by M. Schultz of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and P. Fischbeck, and M. Small of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Carnegie Mellon University
- Homeland Security Benefit-Cost Analysis: Small Steps Forward, Giant Leaps To Go by E. Shapiro of Rutgers University
- Reception and Open-Poster Session: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
- The Costs and Benefits of a Green Mixed-Use Brownfield Redevelopment Project in New York by K. Acks of the Cost Benefit Group
- The Fatal Flaw of Benefit-Cost Analysis: The Problem of Person-Altering Consequences by G. Cresip of Southern Methodist University
- Benefit-Cost Analysis in Foreign Direct Investment: Trends, Limitations, and Prospects by N. Dasgupta of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Random Error and Simulation Models with an Unobserved Dependent Variable as Applied to the Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act by S. Farrow of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- A Full Cost Analysis of Using Backup Generators to Meet Peak Electricity Demand by E. Gilmore, P. Adams, and L. Lave of Carnegie Mellon University
- Riparian Buffers and Hedonic Prices: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Residential Property Values in the Neuse River Basin by O. Gin, C. Landry, and G. Meyer of East Carolina University
- Different Measures of the Value of Changes in Risks: The Reference State Matters by J. Knetsch of Simon Fraser University
- Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mercury Control Technologies for Virginia by V. Satyal of the Virgina Department of Environmental Quality
- Mapping Environmental Preferences for Ambiguous Natural Resources by S. Vajjhala, A. John, and D. Evans of Resources for the Future and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- The Relevance of the Scitovsky Paradox by A. Schmitz of the University of Florida
- Getting the Sulpher out of Gasoline: Costs and Benefits by G. Jenkins of Queen's University
- Dinner on your own
Day 2: Thursday, June 26
- Continental Breakfast: 7:30-8:00 a.m.
- Panel 3 – Federal Practice: 8:00-9:15 a.m.
Panel Chair: Betsy Cody of the Congressional Research Service- Benefit-Cost Analysis at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by S. Grosse of the Centers for Disease Control
- Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Performance of Homeland Security Spending by J. Ghez of the RAND Corporation
- Agency Capabilities and Performance in Applying Benefit-Cost Analysis by R. Belzer of the Regulatory Checkbook
- The Influence of Economists in the Federal health, Safety and Environmental Agencies by R. Williams of George Mason University
- Panel 4 – International Issues and Applications: 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Panel Char: Jack Knetsch of Simon Fraser University- Potential Practices for Integrating International Impacts into Regulatory Impact Analyses by D. Mancini of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget
- Socioeconomic and Financial Evaluation of Infrastructure and Transport Projects with Environmental Impacts by C. Leon, M. Ruiz, and M. Romero of the University of Las Palmas
- Cost-Effectiveness Methods and Practice in Education: A Critical Review of Program Evaluation in Developing Countries by M. Pirog, K. Krutilla, T. Guzman, and C. Dew of Indiana University
- Benefit-Cost Analysis and International Collective Action: The Case of Climate Change by D. Cole of Indiana University
- Panel 5 – Time, Mortality, and Quality of Life: 11:00a.m.-12:15p.m.
Panel Chair: TBD- Incorporating Nonmarket Time Into Benefit-Cost Analyses of Social Programs by D. Greenberg of the University of Maryland, and P. Robins of the University of Miami
- Changing Profiles: Lags and the Social Rate of Time Preference by Topic by K. Patora of the Washington State Department of Ecology
- Should Agencies Value Mortality Risk Reductions Differently Depending on the Context? by L. Robinson
- Valuation of Quality of Life Losses Associated with Nonfatal Injury: Insights from Jury Verdict Data by D. Aiken and W. Zamula of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Buffet Lunch and Society Meeting: 12:15-1:45 p.m.
- Panel 6 – Methods Pushing Boundaries: 1:45-3:00 p.m.
Panel Chair: David Weimer of the University of Wisconsin- Policy Establishment Costs: The Normative Implications for Benefit-Cost Analysis by K. Krutilla of Indiana University
- Environmental Decisions without Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Ranking-Based Alternative by J. Horowtiz and J. Quiggin of the University of Maryland-College Park
- The Irrelevance of the Compensation Test by R. Zerbe of the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington
- Using Benefit Cost Analysis to Assess Nonprofit Performance by J. Cordes and C. Coventry of George Washington University
Find out more about the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Benefit-Cost Analysis Center.
