An Introduction to Benefit-Cost Analysis for Evaluating Public Expenditure Alternatives. Learning Packages in the Policy Sciences, PS-22.

Autor/inn/en	LaPlante, Josephine M.; Durham, Taylor R.
Institution	Policy Studies Associates, Croton-on-Hudson, NY.
Titel	An Introduction to Benefit-Cost Analysis for Evaluating Public Expenditure Alternatives. Learning Packages in the Policy Sciences, PS-22.
Quelle	(1983), (83 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-936826-17-7
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lernender; Budgeting; Cost Effectiveness; Courses; Decision Making; Economic Factors; Evaluation Methods; Expenditures; Government Role; Higher Education; Public Policy; Questionnaires; Resource Allocation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Kursangebot; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Ausgaben; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Öffentliche Ordnung; Fragebogen; Ressourcenallokation
Abstract	A revised edition of PS-14, "An Introduction to Benefit-Cost Analysis for Evaluating Public Programs," presents concepts and techniques of benefit-cost analysis as tools that can be used to assist in deciding between alternatives. The goals of the new edition include teaching students to think about the possible benefits and costs of each alternative; to define what they foresee as program outputs and to consider possible undesirable consequences; and to recognize the trade-offs that are implicit in all decisions. Topics of the eight modules (16 exercises) include the following: classifying direct vs. indirect benefits, as well as tangibles vs. intangibles; pecuniary or price effects; the business model of benefit-costs analysis; business as a model for government decisions; supply and demand in the market for goods; challenges for valuation presented by government programs; the comparison of costs and benefits that occur at different times; shadow pricing; double-counting, and benefits valued as net savings. Everyday examples are used to present what are frequently difficult concepts and relationships for the student with little background in economics. A sample student evaluation form is appended. (Author/SW)
Anmerkungen	Policy Studies Associates, P.O. Box 337, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 ($3.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01