Benefit-Cost Analysis Center
The core aim of the Benefit-Cost Analysis Center is to improve the understanding and use of benefit-cost analysis as a decision-making tool.
Our research and outreach is geared toward:
- Improving and standardizing benefit-cost analysis methodology,
- Strengthening relationships between institutions that use it,
- Diseminating information about its use and misuse, and
- Expanding its use when appropriate.
This involves working with a variety of government agencies and academic professionals whose work involves benefit-cost analysis. We accomplish this through:
- Founding the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis,
- Convening with government benefit-cost analysts at the federal, state, and local levels, and
- Publishing academic papers on benefit-cost analysis methodology
Upcoming Conferences
Advancing Social Policy-Making Through Benefit-Cost Analysis: June 24-25, 2008
First Annual Meeting for the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis: June 25-26, 2008
Find out more about benefit-cost analysis and our conferences and papers.
Support for the Benefit-Cost Analysis Center is provided by the Evans School of Public Affairs and the MacArthur Foundation.
