• We are pleased to announce a new study, A Prospective Analysis of the Costs, Benefits, and Impacts of U.S. Renewable Portfolio Standards , conducted jointly by Berkeley Lab and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) . (windpowerengineering.com)
  • This is the third in a series of reports exploring the potential costs, benefits, and other impacts of state renewable portfolio standards (RPS). (windpowerengineering.com)
  • Relying on a well-vetted set of methods, the study evaluates the costs, benefits, and other impacts of renewable energy used to meet future RPS demand growth over the 2015-2050 period. (windpowerengineering.com)
  • Benefit-cost analysis, including its role in cost benefit analysis in healthcare, is a well-established and widely used approach for systematically assessing policy impacts and informing decisions. (harvard.edu)
  • Benefit-cost analysis estimates the positive and negative impacts of a policy, clarifying the trade-offs implicit in the policy decision. (harvard.edu)
  • The Financial Crisis and Developing Countries discusses and analyses regional and country specific impacts of the financial crisis in emerging markets and developing countries, covering all continents. (e-elgar.com)
  • This study systematically reviewed the evidence on what kinds of economic impacts (positive and negative) open science can have, how these comes about, and how benefits could be maximized. (mdpi.com)
  • Use of open science outputs often leaves no obvious trace, so most evidence of impacts is based on interviews, surveys, inference based on existing costs, and modelling approaches. (mdpi.com)
  • This issue paper aims at introducing selected analytical approaches for quantitative analysis of the socio-economic impacts of policies. (fao.org)
  • The principal recommendation to improve water project evaluation is the extension of analysis beyond the fundamental benefit-cost analysis to include many crucial impacts which are not quantifiable in monetary terms. (epa.gov)
  • Through interactive presentations, case studies, extensive discussion, and optional office hours, you will develop a deeper understanding of these approaches and their application. (harvard.edu)
  • The STB's notice asks "whether and how particular cost-benefit analysis approaches might be more formally integrated" into its rulemaking processes. (gwu.edu)
  • Feasibility study aims to raise the level of theoretical and technical preparedness for financing and implementation of the public ship transport in Sibenik area that is being developed within the project Intermodal urban ecological system of public transport buses and ships - UrbEco. (europa.eu)
  • Feasibility study aims to define the optimization of shipping lines, the acquisition of new ships and adaptation of the existing pier. (europa.eu)
  • Business cases and feasibility studies. (deloitte.com)
  • In this study, we will assess the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (RCT) to test the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the JOINT SUPPORT programme to support these individuals. (bvsalud.org)
  • METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This will be a mixed-methods feasibility RCT. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Handbook brings eminent scholars in economics, innovation and development studies together with promisi. (e-elgar.com)
  • Katherine Baicker, a professor of health care economics at Harvard u niversity's School of Public Health and a coauthor of the study, says expanding Medicaid coverage increased consumption of several health care services, including the emergency room. (heartland.org)
  • Sufficient Statistics for Welfare Analysis: A Bridge Between Structural and Reduced-Form Methods ," Annual Review of Economics , Annual Reviews, vol. 1(1), pages 451-488, May. (repec.org)
  • Sufficient Statistics for Welfare Analysis: A Bridge Between Structural and Reduced-Form Methods ," Scholarly Articles 9748528, Harvard University Department of Economics. (repec.org)
  • Students may pursue a double major in political science and a secondary area of study in diverse fields such as computer science, criminal justice, economics, or philosophy. (rit.edu)
  • The Economics of survival : the role of cost-benefit analysis in environmental decision-making / edited by Yusuf J. Ahmad. (who.int)
  • You will learn about methods for valuing changes in health and longevity, including those relevant to cost benefit analysis in healthcare, and the estimates recommended for use in high-, middle-, and low-income settings. (harvard.edu)
  • Sufficient Statistics for Welfare Analysis: A Bridge Between Structural and Reduced-Form Methods ," NBER Working Papers 14399, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. (repec.org)
  • The information needs of cost-effectiveness models are difficult to address using search methods that have been developed for systematic literature reviews (SLRs) of clinical effectiveness that are designed to address a single research question. (ispor.org)
  • The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of different search methods for utility inputs for cost-effectiveness models through a case study in ulcerative colitis (UC). (ispor.org)
  • The identified utility values were tested in an executable cost-effectiveness model developed for UC, and differences in efficiency of searching and identified inputs were compared between the search methods. (ispor.org)
  • While the SLR method identified the most publications, the alternative search methods were more efficient (more precise and took less time), without changing the economic conclusions generated from the cost-effectiveness model. (ispor.org)
  • The purpose was to analyze the methods currently used in the evaluation of the benefits and costs of multipurpose water resource projects to recommend changes. (epa.gov)
  • METHODS: We used a Markov decision analysis model to compare the costs associated with a strategy of screening all prospective employees for CTS and not hiring those with abnormal nerve conduction, versus a strategy of not screening for CTS. (cdc.gov)
  • These modalities are the methods most commonly used to study the pulmonary circulation, although central pulmonary arterial pathology may be seen with chest radiography and transesophageal echocardiography. (medscape.com)
  • METHODS/PROCEDURES: Pertinent studies were reviewed and results reconsidered. (cdc.gov)
  • As part of ongoing methods comparisons studies, an international round robin was conducted in 1998. (cdc.gov)
  • Methods: Two hundred seventy eight schoolchildren, 6-8 years of age, from two public schools in the city of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, participated in this study. (bvsalud.org)
  • tion of an ADR, which has been in use for about 30 years, is "a response to a drug that is noxious and unintended and occurs at Methods doses normally used in man for the prophy- laxis, diagnosis or therapy of disease, or for In this cross-sectional study, 281 patients modification of physiological function" [ 2 ]. (who.int)
  • We used descriptive statistics, qualitative analysis, and participatory methods (i.e., a data party) to analyze and interpret data. (cdc.gov)
  • METHODS: A regional analysis for the Americas was done, the 27 territories were grouped into nine regions. (cdc.gov)
  • The regulatory impact analysis framework, as outlined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-4, consists of four main elements: (1) analyze the extent and cause of the problem the regulation seeks to solve, (2) develop alternative solutions, (3) assess benefits of each alternative, and (4) assess costs of each alternative. (gwu.edu)
  • Assuming the STB finds satisfactory evidence on all three points, it could then assess the merits of several specific alternatives mentioned in the notices of proposed rulemaking or suggested by the former members of the Transportation Research Board's Committee for a Study of Rail Freight Transportation and Regulation. (gwu.edu)
  • We assess the monetary value of the noise damage, caused by aircraft noise nuisance around Amsterdam Airport, as the sum of hedonic house price differentials and a residual cost component. (repec.org)
  • If you're charged with preparing numerical analyses to assess the worthiness of a specific policy proposal, you'll need this book to understand how costs and benefits are identified and analyzed in terms of economic efficiency and resource allocation. (oreilly.com)
  • ABSTRACT A field study was carried out over 27 weeks in the south Batinah region of Oman to assess the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of different strategies for vector control of malaria. (who.int)
  • Malaria epidemics to assess the efficiency and cost-effective- in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lan- ness of different strategies for vector con- ka are still common. (who.int)
  • 6 CBA has two main applications: To determine if an investment (or decision) is sound, ascertaining if - and by how much - its benefits outweigh its costs. (wikipedia.org)
  • CBA helps predict whether the benefits of a policy outweigh its costs (and by how much), relative to other alternatives. (wikipedia.org)
  • People can't get enough of them although in many cases the risk/benefit is either a wash or the risks outweigh the benefits. (schneier.com)
  • These benefits may significantly outweigh the per capita cost of trail construction and maintenance. (headwaterseconomics.org)
  • The STB could obtain much more useful analysis if it focused on regulatory impact analysis, not just benefit-cost analysis. (gwu.edu)
  • Benefit-cost analysis is thus one element of regulatory impact analysis, but it occurs after the problem has been analyzed and alternatives have been developed. (gwu.edu)
  • This paper reviews the cost-benefit analysis, or "regulatory impact analysis" (RIA), in US bank regulators' risk-based capital (RBC) rule proposals. (mdpi.com)
  • CBA is related to cost-effectiveness analysis. (wikipedia.org)
  • In other cases, additional forms of analysis, such as cost-effectiveness analysis or assessment of distributional consequences, may be necessary to provide decision-makers with the most relevant information. (gwu.edu)
  • Comparing the cost effectiveness of this program to standard care with a specialist. (cdc.gov)
  • Data identified were included in the cost-effectiveness model, and model results were compared. (ispor.org)
  • We estimated cost-effectiveness of annually vaccinating children not at high risk with inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) to range from US $12,000 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) saved for children ages 6-23 months to $119,000 per QALY saved for children ages 12-17 years. (cdc.gov)
  • Among children not at high risk ages 5-17 years, live, attenuated influenza vaccine had a similar cost-effectiveness as IIV. (cdc.gov)
  • ACIP members requested more information on the projected health benefits, cost-effectiveness, and logistical issues regarding expanding influenza recommendations to other age groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Previous studies have examined the cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination in various age groups ( 8 - 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Further, no studies have been published that compare the cost-effectiveness of live attenuated influenza vaccines with that of inactivated influenza vaccines. (cdc.gov)
  • Our objective in this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of routine annual influenza vaccination, comparing live attenuated with inactivated vaccines, for children in varying age and risk groups from 6 months to 17 years. (cdc.gov)
  • Influenza cost-effectiveness model. (cdc.gov)
  • The implications of cost-effectiveness analysis of medical technology. (who.int)
  • Cost effectiveness -- An economic analysis assessed as a health outcome per cost expended. (cdc.gov)
  • The Social Cost of Carbon with Economic and Climate Risks ," Journal of Political Economy , University of Chicago Press, vol. 127(6), pages 2684-2734. (repec.org)
  • The Social Cost of Carbon with Economic and Climate Risks ," Papers 1504.06909, arXiv.org, revised Apr 2015. (repec.org)
  • The use of voting machines for scanning ballot papers would come with additional costs and risks. (who.int)
  • The conclusions of such cost-benefit analyses are therefore irrelevant to the real choices at hand, since genetic identity is in fact endogenous relative to the policies that we pursue. (ssrn.com)
  • Different perspectives often result in different conclusions based on which costs and outcomes are considered. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Five of the RIAs claim the proposed rule will create net benefits, but none provide quantitative evidence that the benefits exceed the costs. (mdpi.com)
  • Quantitative socio-economic policy impact analysis. (fao.org)
  • Decision analysis -- An analytic technique in which probability theory or probabilistic information processing is used to obtain a quantitative approach to decision making. (cdc.gov)
  • Meta-analysis -- A systematic, quantitative method for combining information from multiple studies in order to derive the most meaningful answer to a specific question. (cdc.gov)
  • A CBA may be used to compare completed or potential courses of action, and to estimate or evaluate the value against the cost of a decision, project, or policy. (wikipedia.org)
  • You will leave this program understanding the advantages and limitations of benefit-cost analysis, as well as improving your ability to evaluate, interpret, and use the results. (harvard.edu)
  • Benefit-cost analysis, which is also known as cost-benefit analysis or return on investment analysis, is used in many other contexts to evaluate environmental, health, and safety policies. (harvard.edu)
  • The goal of this study is to evaluate the program to see if it can be effective in other communities. (cdc.gov)
  • OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the costs associated with pre-employment nerve conduction testing as a screening tool for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in the workplace. (cdc.gov)
  • and making greater use of its inhouse expertise to improve estimates of benefits and costs for individual regulations. (brookings.edu)
  • The value of a cost-benefit analysis depends on the accuracy of the individual cost and benefit estimates. (wikipedia.org)
  • Comparative studies indicate that such estimates are often flawed, preventing improvements in Pareto and Kaldor-Hicks efficiency. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, these studies may have been overly optimistic regarding vaccination because they assumed high influenza attack rates, low estimates for vaccination costs, or both, thereby limiting their use in policy decisions. (cdc.gov)
  • The authors used an existing trail study conducted in 1998 for data on average daily trail use and annual construction and maintenance costs. (headwaterseconomics.org)
  • A 2016 study found that 81% of glaucoma cases among Hispanics or Latinos are undiagnosed and untreated compared to 73% in non-Hispanic Whites. (cdc.gov)
  • Rather, their willingness to pay provided a theoretical foundation on the societal worth or benefit of a project. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the long run, over a period of 50 years, an increase in excise taxes of 50% will result in societal benefits of 14 to 20 billion euro, an increase of excise taxes of 200% will result in societal benefits of 37 to 47 billion euro. (rivm.nl)
  • The societal benefits of closure of 10% of sales venues are estimated at 3 to 5 billion euro after 50 years, and at 8 to 12 billion euro when 25% of sales venues would be closed. (rivm.nl)
  • The societal benefits of a mediaban would amount to 7 billion euro after 50 years, but there is more uncertainty about this result. (rivm.nl)
  • Given limited societal and personal resources and restrictions under health insurance, cost considerations have become more relevant in clinical decision making. (msdmanuals.com)
  • From a societal perspective , all such costs are taken into account along with the costs of lost productivity and costs of treating other diseases (iatrogenic and naturally occurring) that may develop in patients who recover from the disease being treated. (msdmanuals.com)
  • If all costs and all benefits of alcohol are expressed in monetary terms, the net costs were 2,3 to 2,9 billion euro in 2013. (rivm.nl)
  • As a result of these reductions, we estimate the health and environmental benefits of the Existing RPS scenario to be equal to $97 billion using a "central" estimate, equivalent to 2.4¢/kWh-RE. (windpowerengineering.com)
  • For the High RE scenario, we estimate cumulative emission reductions of 29% for each of the three air pollutants assessed (SO2, NOx, and PM2.5), resulting in health and environmental benefits of $558 billion using the central estimate, equivalent to 5.0¢/kWh-RE. (windpowerengineering.com)
  • Those facts probably explains in part why Robb refuses to ask the Australian government's own Productivity Commission for an analysis of TPP, even though its job is precisely to provide "independent research and advice to Government on economic, social and environmental issues affecting the welfare of Australians. (techdirt.com)
  • Plasma specimens are processed, stored, and shipped to the Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • Worst hit is Africa that are innovative, cost-effective and have south of the Sahara, recording 90% of the a low environmental impact. (who.int)
  • and project indicators such as the Net Present Value (NPV), the Internal Rate of Return (IRR), the Benefit/Cost Ratio, (BCR), the Switching Values (SVs) and Sensitivity Analysis. (fao.org)
  • A sensitivity analysis showed that a strategy of screening was cost-beneficial from the perspective of the employer only under a few circumstances. (cdc.gov)
  • Also, the difference in strokes appeared concentrated in the early weeks after the TAVR procedures, as shown in a post hoc landmark analysis that found no significant difference in stroke rate between the two valves starting at day 30, observed Hans-Josef Feistritzer, MD, PhD, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Germany, when presenting the 1-year analysis at TCT Connect, the virtual edition of Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2020 . (medscape.com)
  • 2020). A Research Agenda for Studies of Corruption. (lu.se)
  • Examples of the costs of alcohol are less productivity at work, costs of police and justice and traffic accidents. (rivm.nl)
  • 2 Glaucoma costs the US economy $2.86 billion every year in direct costs and productivity losses. (cdc.gov)
  • BACKGROUND: Worksite-based programs to improve workforce health and well-being (Workplace Health Promotion (WHP)) have been advanced as conduits for improved worker productivity and decreased health care costs. (cdc.gov)
  • Indirect costs -- Costs not directly associated with prevention and health-care activities that accrue to individuals (e.g., loss of time from work), society (e.g., disability payments), or employers (e.g., decreased productivity). (cdc.gov)
  • Cost benefit analysis of malaria control and eradication programmes in India / T. J. Ramaiah. (who.int)
  • The human cost of trol of malaria. (who.int)
  • malaria is enormous in terms of health and social and economic costs. (who.int)
  • The study considers both the current set of state RPS policies, as well as a high renewable energy scenario in which most states adopt relatively aggressive targets. (windpowerengineering.com)
  • We estimate incremental costs, relative to the No RPS scenario, in terms of both the net present value of electric system costs over 2015-2050 and the difference in retail electricity prices. (windpowerengineering.com)
  • For the Existing RPS scenario, incremental system costs (2015-2050) range from ±$31 billion (-0.7% to 0.8% of the No RPS total system costs) across the sensitivity cases. (windpowerengineering.com)
  • In the High RE scenario, incremental system costs range from $23 billion (0.6%) to $194 billion (4.5%), which equates to an incremental levelized cost ranging from 0.26¢/kWh-RE to 1.5¢/kWh-RE. (windpowerengineering.com)
  • Cumulative (2015 to 2050) life-cycle GHG emissions decrease by 6% in the Existing RPS scenario, which translates into $161 billion of global benefits when applying a "central value" for the social cost of carbon. (windpowerengineering.com)
  • and (5) Apply benefit/cost analysis to demonstrate best case scenario. (ugpti.org)
  • The monetary benefits of alcohol have been subtracted from the costs of alcohol to arrive at the final estimate of net costs for society. (rivm.nl)
  • Cost benefit -- An economic analysis in which all costs and benefits are converted into monetary (dollar) values and results are expressed as dollars of benefit per dollars expended. (cdc.gov)
  • For this case study, optimization yields additional conservation benefits worth an estimated 3.1-3.9 million US dollars or achieves the same level of conservation benefits but at a cost savings ranging from 0.9 to 3.5 million US dollars, depending on the initial budget size. (nih.gov)
  • The volcanic ash cloud is a classic case study. (schneier.com)
  • A cost-benefit analysis of substituting bamboo for tobacco: a case study of South Nyanza, Kenya. (who.int)
  • OBJECTIVES: This report aims to summarise the main findings of the regional analysis carried out on the status of the endemic mycoses of the Americas, done at the first International Meeting on Endemic Mycoses of the Americas (IMEMA). (cdc.gov)
  • Their calculations are based partly on cost-benefit analyses, and partly on what the public will tolerate. (schneier.com)
  • This analytical tool illustrates how to carry out cost-benefit calculations of investment projects in WinDASI, after data are entered in the database. (fao.org)
  • These include making greater use of the Internet to communicate information, sending letters to agencies encouraging specific regulations with net benefits, and providing information on turnaround time for reviewing rules. (brookings.edu)
  • For example, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must conduct cost-benefit analyses before instituting regulations or deregulations. (wikipedia.org)
  • The most common classification used for PE is the Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis (PIOPED) criteria, which are based on the largest study of PE. (medscape.com)
  • Analysis undertaken for the Japan-Australia agreement reveals a wide and concerning gap compared to the Commission's view of rigorous assessment. (techdirt.com)
  • Opening novel avenues of knowledge in the study of African philanthropy and development, this incisive book provides a critical assessment of philanthropic responses during crisis and non-crisis periods. (e-elgar.com)
  • This is a peer-reviewed study conducted by staff with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Nebraska Health and Human Services System. (headwaterseconomics.org)
  • Due to the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the study did not take place. (who.int)
  • Cost analysis of a screening program needs to include the costs of pursuing false-positive results, which in a screening test for a disease with a low prevalence often exceed the costs of evaluating and treating patients who actually have the disease. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Recommendations captured in the review include more research, monitoring and evaluation (including developing metrics), promoting benefits, capacity building and making outputs more audience-friendly. (mdpi.com)
  • The findings of the detailed study, covering both the cost-benefit analysis as well as a technical evaluation, will be made available to Member States at the 149th session of the Executive Board in May 2021. (who.int)
  • Working collaboratively with partners within a learning network, a thorough analysis is conducted through a realistic evaluation, identifying the specific mechanisms within various contexts that contribute to sustainable paid employment. (who.int)
  • In this short article I draw upon the work of Derek Parfit to demonstrate the devastating implications that recognition of the endogeneity of identity has for the relevance of conventional cost-benefit analysis for climate regulation policy. (ssrn.com)
  • According to the results of market and transportation studies "Sibenik boat lines" from 2014 by the City of Sibenik it is proposed to establish a completely new system of lines because the current system does not follow the needs of the island's population and tourists. (europa.eu)
  • States can expect similar results from future expansions of Medicaid, the NEJM study concludes. (heartland.org)
  • This is the first study to include measures of health preferences that allow results to be calculated in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). (cdc.gov)
  • RESULTS: In our base case, total employer costs for CTS from the perspective of the employer (cost of screening plus costs for workers' compensation associated with CTS) were higher when screening was used. (cdc.gov)
  • A qualitative content analysis on the websites of the organisations is conducted and Neil Fligstein's theory of European identity applied in order to fulfil the aim. (lu.se)
  • Techdirt discussed that analysis over a year ago, noting one rather pertinent fact that Robb somehow forgot to mention: the USDA predicted that the total boost to the Australian economy from TPP would be precisely zero, zip, zilch, nada . (techdirt.com)
  • The singing master would also post tuition costs, a meeting place, times of instruction, and other pertinent information. (shsu.edu)
  • all flows of benefits and costs over time are expressed on a common basis in terms of their net present value, regardless of whether they are incurred at different times. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, due to simplifying assumptions made regarding both benefits and costs, the cost-benefit ratios are unreliable. (headwaterseconomics.org)
  • However, due to some oversimplified assumptions, it is likely the benefits per dollar of trail investment are significantly overstated. (headwaterseconomics.org)
  • Both assumptions bias the benefits upwards. (headwaterseconomics.org)
  • The Draft Circular's assumptions and biases underscore irreconcilable differences (many longstanding) in what classical liberals and Progressives (who now comprise the bulk of the Administrative State career apparatus and Biden appointments) might be willing to recognize as a regulatory cost or a benefit in the first place when it comes to the introduction of coercion into human affairs. (cei.org)
  • A simple economic model is presented based on conventional and alternate assumptions used in cost benefit analysis (CBA), such as discounting and negative value. (cdc.gov)
  • This article takes stock of studies conducted in eight countries to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking by employing the technique of Multiple Systems Estimation on data on victims of human trafficking recorded by state and non-state institutions. (researchgate.net)
  • Using standard software (TreeAge Pro 2004 Software, release 6, Treeage Software, Williamstown, MA, USA), we created a mathematical model (decision tree) to estimate the effect of influenza vaccination on outcomes and costs among children. (cdc.gov)
  • However, estimated incremental prices vary significantly between regions and years and depend on future RE technology costs and fossil fuel prices. (windpowerengineering.com)
  • The Flood Control Act of 1939 was instrumental in establishing CBA as federal policy, requiring that "the benefits to whomever they accrue [be] in excess of the estimated costs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Barriers include lack of skills capacity in search, interpretation and text mining, and lack of clarity around where benefits accrue. (mdpi.com)
  • In this online program, Lisa A. Robinson, a leading Harvard expert on benefit-cost analysis, will aid you in understanding the basic analytic framework and its application globally. (harvard.edu)
  • Interventions that offer free or cost-effective vision screening. (cdc.gov)
  • Second, the economic impact of various policies, such as cap-and-trade, depends on whether prices for various customers move closer to the marginal social cost. (repec.org)
  • The marginal cost is the cost of providing (or withholding) an additional unit of service. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Hence the marginal cost to the hospital of one chest x-ray is essentially the cost of one piece of x-ray film (even less if digital capture techniques are used). (msdmanuals.com)
  • adding or withholding a larger number of x-rays would at some point dictate a change in personnel and perhaps x-ray equipment, resulting in a different marginal cost. (msdmanuals.com)
  • withholding one chest x-ray would save the payors the entire amount they typically reimburse for that x-ray, a figure far higher than the hospital's marginal cost. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Down another layer below that, the assessments of the purported costs and benefits of what agencies plan to inflict are called Regulatory Impact Analyses. (cei.org)
  • This paper critically reviews the draft of the Office of Management and Budget's fifth report on the benefits and costs of federal regulation. (brookings.edu)
  • Given the impetus provided by strong evidence of global warming, numerous scholars are now considering the role that cost-benefit analysis should play, if any, in assessing climate regulation policies, and are offering recommendations as to how this methodology can be better utilized in that context. (ssrn.com)
  • I also discuss and criticize for their failure to address this problem several recent efforts by leading scholars to critique and improve the application of cost-benefit analysis to climate regulation policy. (ssrn.com)
  • In some cases, benefit-cost analysis may not be necessary - if, for example, the problem analysis reveals that the problem is not widespread, or the alternatives analysis reveals that regulation is unlikely to affect the problem. (gwu.edu)
  • In layman's language, terms like "benefits" and "costs" of regulation are treated as nearly synonymous with "pros" and "cons. (gwu.edu)
  • Economic analysis of regulation focuses on overall benefits and costs to society. (gwu.edu)
  • The benefit of a regulation is the increased value of output that occurs as a result of the regulation. (gwu.edu)
  • For example, if a railroad possesses market power over shipments from a particular location, the benefit of a rate regulation is the value of any increased output the shipper produces and ships as a result of the lower, regulated rate. (gwu.edu)
  • Costs of a regulation are the value of opportunities forgone because regulation alters the use of resources. (gwu.edu)
  • One clear cost of railroad rate regulation is the resources used by the government and stakeholders for administration and enforcement. (gwu.edu)
  • A potentially more significant cost is the value of reduced railroad output that would occur if the rate regulation is significant enough that it reduces railroad investment. (gwu.edu)
  • Distributional effects -- The manner in which the costs and benefits of a preventive strategy affects different groups of people in terms of demographics, geographic location, and other descriptive factors. (cdc.gov)
  • The various recommendations that these scholars offer with regard to improving cost-benefit valuation techniques for measuring the social cost of carbon emissions, or with regard to properly discounting future policy effects, are somewhat beside the point given the fundamentally inapt valuation comparisons that most cost-benefit analysts are making. (ssrn.com)
  • Other related techniques include cost-utility analysis, risk-benefit analysis, economic impact analysis, fiscal impact analysis, and social return on investment (SROI) analysis. (wikipedia.org)
  • By taking the sum of each user's willingness to pay, Dupuit illustrated that the social benefit of the thing (bridge or road or canal) could be measured. (wikipedia.org)
  • The three regulatory policies have been modelled using the Social Cost-Benefit Analysis (SCBA) approach. (rivm.nl)
  • A cross-sectional study was conducted in India in which eligible HIV-infected women underwent visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), visual inspection with Lugol's iodine (VILI), cytology, human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, and colposcopy. (nih.gov)
  • Yet the most common planning technique used by land conservation organizations is 'benefit-targeting' that focuses only on acquiring parcels with the highest benefits and ignores costs. (nih.gov)
  • Unlike most of the literature which focuses on covering problems, this research applies optimization techniques to achieve maximum aggregate conservation benefits for an ongoing land acquisition effort in the Catoctin Mountain Region in central Maryland. (nih.gov)
  • For children at high risk ages 3-17 years, vaccination cost $1,000-$10,000 per QALY. (cdc.gov)
  • This allows the ranking of alternative policies in terms of a cost-benefit ratio. (wikipedia.org)
  • Assuming an accurate CBA, changing the status quo by implementing the alternative with the lowest cost-benefit ratio can improve Pareto efficiency. (wikipedia.org)
  • The program has important health and financial benefits for enrollees but comes with substantial costs in terms of increased health care spending that must be financed with public dollars. (heartland.org)
  • Third, benefits to CARE customers need to increase by 6 percent to offset the costs of the program. (repec.org)
  • Students who enroll in a qualifying undergraduate degree have the opportunity to add an MBA to their bachelor's degree after their first year of study, depending on their program. (rit.edu)
  • The goal of this study is to develop a program that can be expanded nationwide into both rural and urban communities to reach populations at high risk for glaucoma. (cdc.gov)
  • Conducting a cost-benefit analysis of the program. (cdc.gov)
  • Fixed costs -- The portion of total costs of a program incurred even when output is nil, e.g., costs associated with overhead, facilities, and overhead salaries (compare with Variable costs). (cdc.gov)
  • The time spent for the program was approximately 53 hours, with a total cost of R$637.34 (~R$1.23/child). (bvsalud.org)
  • Trails in Lincoln, Nebraska have the potential to generate large benefits for trail users in terms of avoided medical costs. (headwaterseconomics.org)
  • Cost-benefit analysis is a widely used approach for guiding public sector policy decisions. (ssrn.com)
  • Cost-benefit analysis (CBA), sometimes also called benefit-cost analysis, is a systematic approach to estimating the strengths and weaknesses of alternatives. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is used to determine options which provide the best approach to achieving benefits while preserving savings in, for example, transactions, activities, and functional business requirements. (wikipedia.org)
  • This study is an interesting example of a simple approach to cost-benefit analyses comparing the medical benefits of physical activity to trail investment using relatively easily available data. (headwaterseconomics.org)
  • The book also includes instructions for using computer spreadsheets to build basic cost benefit models and an appendix on the step-by-step process of discounting future costs and benefits. (oreilly.com)
  • Discounting -- A method for adjusting the value of future costs and benefits. (cdc.gov)
  • Her Secretary of Environment thinks that the cleanup is a good idea, but is not prepared to specify what share of the cost should be borne by the state. (mit.edu)
  • Assuming the annualized trail construction and maintenance costs are borne by trail users only, and trail users would otherwise not be physically active, every $1 investment in trails is associated with $2.94 in benefits. (headwaterseconomics.org)
  • their allocation depends on an understanding of the various costs and outcomes resulting from strategies of care. (msdmanuals.com)
  • However, that scholarship invariably overlooks the fact that conventional cost-benefit analyses implicitly embrace the untenable assumption that the genetic identities of future persons are exogenous with regard to the policies being evaluated. (ssrn.com)
  • The document then briefly describes the use of counterfactual analysis for socio-economic policy impact analysis. (fao.org)
  • An in-depth study on the political impact of modern biology and biotechnology, and their influence on how we understand ourselves as human beings and citizens. (rit.edu)
  • Hungry for tobacco: an analysis of the economic impact of tobacco consumption on the poor in Bangladesh. (who.int)
  • The study evaluates benefits associated with reduced air pollutant emissions and avoided human health damages, reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and avoided climate change damages, and reduced water use for electric power generation. (windpowerengineering.com)
  • The purpose of this study is to provide an economic argument for trails as a public health intervention by comparing the cost of trail construction and maintenance to the reduced medical expenses of those who use the trail. (headwaterseconomics.org)
  • The study found enrollees' emergency department (ED) use remained elevated 15 months after receiving Medicaid and that enrollees consumed more health care services than uninsured people generally. (heartland.org)
  • Newly insured people will most likely use more health care across settings-including the ED and the hospital-for at least 2 years and that expanded coverage is unlikely to drive substantial substitution of office visits for ED use," wrote the authors of the NEJM study. (heartland.org)
  • The Subjective Costs of Health Losses due to Chronic Diseases ," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 02-023/3, Tinbergen Institute. (repec.org)
  • Each health state in the model is associated with a cost and quality adjustment from Table 1 . (cdc.gov)
  • The increase in cost would include the purchase and maintenance of voting machines to replace the six ballot boxes for the voting process during the Health Assembly (plus spare machines for use in the event of a malfunction) and the purchase of machine-readable ballot papers. (who.int)
  • A trial of this size "is vastly underpowered to detect small differences in stroke, let alone large differences," said TCT Connect course director Gregg W. Stone, MD, Mount Sinai Heart Health System, New York City, after Feistritzer presented the study to attendees. (medscape.com)
  • Equity and cost in the organization of primary health care in Java, Indonesia / Peter Berman. (who.int)
  • Towards more egalitarian measurements of benefits of health intervention in the developing countries / Abdulhamid Bedri Kello. (who.int)
  • Direct costs -- Costs associated with prevention activities and the health-care system (compare with Indirect costs). (cdc.gov)
  • This field study in Oman was carried jor public health problem in parts of Asia, out over 27 weeks, monitoring over 2000 the Middle East, Latin America, Eastern breeding sites in the south Batinah region, Europe and the Pacific. (who.int)
  • Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a sig- of ADRs, this study was conducted in a nificant health concern as they exacerbate teaching hospital, the main referral centre of patients' morbidity and mortality [ 1 ]. (who.int)
  • The objective of this meta-analysis was to review prevalence rates for different types of victimization and to identify risk factors associated with victimization. (researchgate.net)
  • The variables included in our model included employee turnover rate, the incidence of CTS, the prevalence of median nerve conduction abnormalities, the relative risk of developing CTS conferred by abnormal nerve conduction screening, the costs of pre-employment screening, and the worker's compensation costs to the employer for each case of CTS. (cdc.gov)
  • Cost utility -- An economic analysis assessed as a quality-adjusted outcome per net cost expended. (cdc.gov)
  • Robb's problem is that the traditional instruments of government persuasion - econometric models that purport to demonstrate the benefits of signing up to trade agreements - reveal that TPP is likely to bring Australia vanishingly small economic benefits. (techdirt.com)
  • Of course, we need more post hoc analysis, which are already planned, to analyze possible confounders. (medscape.com)
  • A variety of caveats and limitations to the study and its scope are described in the full report. (windpowerengineering.com)
  • What should be the time frame and the geographic scope of the study? (mit.edu)
  • If you're new to business analysis or have been asked to scope out the viability of a business, then the following template might be for you. (klariti.com)