Economic Analysis Primer
Economic Analysis Primer

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Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 40

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This primer provides a foundation for understanding the role of economic analysis in highway decision making. It is oriented toward state and local officials who have responsibility for assuring that limited resources get targeted to their best uses and who must publicly account for their decisions. Economic analysis is presented as an integral component of a comprehensive infrastructure management methodology that takes a long-term view of infrastructure performance and cost. The primer encompasses a full range of economic issues, including economic fundamentals, life-cycle cost analysis, benefit-cost analysis, forecasting traffic for benefit calculations, risk analysis and economic impact analysis.

A Primer in Social Choice Theory
A Primer in Social Choice Theory

Author: Wulf Gaertner

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9780199297511

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This introductory text explores the theory of social choice. Written as a primer suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduates, this text will act as an important starting point for students grappling with the complexities of social choice theory. Rigorous yet accessible, this primer avoids the use of technical language and provides an up-to-date discussion of this rapidly developing field. This is the first in a series of texts published in association with the LSE.

A Primer for Benefit-cost Analysis
A Primer for Benefit-cost Analysis

Author: Richard O. Zerbe

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1847201903

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Benefit cost analysis (BCA) is the best technique for analyzing proposed or previously enacted projects to determine whether undertaking them is in the public interest, or for choosing between two or more mutually exclusive projects. An introduction to BCA for students as well as practitioners, this accessible volume describes the underlying economic theory and legal and philosophical foundations of BCA. BCA provides an objective framework around which discussion, correction and amendment can take place. Stated simply, it is the calculation of values for all the inputs and outputs from a project and then the subtraction of the first from the second. The authors goal here is to take the mystery out of the process. They discuss practical issues of market-based valuation and aggregation, non-market valuation, practical applications of general equilibrium models, issues in discounting, and the impacts of risk and uncertainty in BCA. They also provide a list of resources and case studies looking at ethanol and the use of cellular phones by drivers. Straightforward in style and cutting-edge in coverage, this volume will be highly usable both as a text and a reference. Advanced undergraduates and masters students in public policy, public administration, economics and health care administration programs will find this a valuable resource. It will also be of great use to agencies that perform benefit cost analyses.

A Primer for Policy Analysis
A Primer for Policy Analysis

Author: Edith Stokey

Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780393090987

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A Primer for Policy Analysis is an overview of economic theory as it is applied to environmental problems. It does not, however, consider other approaches to such problems.

A Health Economics Primer
A Health Economics Primer

Author: Shirley Johnson-Lans

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 392

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A Health Economics Primer covers the key areas of health care economics the supply and demand for health care and health insurance, the impact of technological innovation, and the role of institutions and public policy in a brief, flexible format that enables instructors to adapt the course as quickly as this dynamic field is evolving. Instructors will find suggestions for ways to use this text along with essential readings covering recent research and policy debates and companion sections of The Handbook of Health Economics.

An Introduction to Macroeconomics
An Introduction to Macroeconomics

Author: Louis-Philippe Rochon

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-03-26

Total Pages: 633

ISBN-13: 1789901154

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The second edition of this important textbook introduces students to the fundamental ideas of heterodox economics. It is written in a clear way by top heterodox scholars. This introductory book offers not only a critique of the dominant approach to economics, but also presents a positive and constructive alternative. Students interested in an explanation of the real world will find the heterodox approach not only satisfying, but ultimately better able to explain a money-using economy prone to periods of instability and crises.

Essentials of Economic Evaluation in Healthcare
Essentials of Economic Evaluation in Healthcare

Author: Rachel Elliott

Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780853695745

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"This book is an introduction to economic evaluation for those with little or no knowledge of economics or health economics. Essentials of Economic Evaluation in Healthcare gives an overview of economic issues specific to healthcare, and describes the main types of economic evaluation: cost effectiveness, cost utility and cost benefit analysis. The use of decision analysis to design and carry out economic evaluations is discussed. Preferred statistical methods for handling costs, current approaches to dealing with uncertainty and quantifying patient preferences using discrete choice experiments are explained. Each chapter contains worked examples and questions. With increasing pressure on national healthcare budgets, all healthcare professionals should have a basic understanding of the finite nature of healthcare resources, and the need to make choices between treatments based on a cost-benefit comparison. This book will be invaluable to pharmacists and pharmacy students as well as to other healthcare professionals, researchers and managers." -- publisher website.

Economics of the Law
Economics of the Law

Author: Wolfgang Weigel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-03

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1134145365

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This textbook demonstrates how economic tools can be used to examine the question of how and why legal norms can effectively guide human action, situating the study of both private and public law within the framework of institutional economics

A Primer on Nonmarket Valuation
A Primer on Nonmarket Valuation

Author: Patricia A. Champ

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-02-08

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 9400771045

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This is a practical book with clear descriptions of the most commonly used nonmarket methods. The first chapters of the book provide the context and theoretical foundation of nonmarket valuation along with a discussion of data collection procedures. The middle chapters describe the major stated- and revealed-preference valuation methods. For each method, the steps involved in implementation are laid out and carefully explained with supporting references from the published literature. The final chapters of the book examine the relevance of experimentation to economic valuation, the transfer of existing nonmarket values to new settings, and assessments of the reliability and validity of nonmarket values. The book is relevant to individuals in many professions at all career levels. Professionals in government agencies, attorneys involved with natural resource damage assessments, graduate students, and others will appreciate the thorough descriptions of how to design, implement, and analyze a nonmarket valuation study.

Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy
Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy

Author: Matthew J. Kotchen

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2022-01-24

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0226821749

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This volume presents six new papers on environmental and energy economics and policy in the United States. Rebecca Davis, J. Scott Holladay, and Charles Sims analyze recent trends in and forecasts of coal-fired power plant retirements with and without new climate policy. Severin Borenstein and James Bushnell examine the efficiency of pricing for electricity, natural gas, and gasoline. James Archsmith, Erich Muehlegger, and David Rapson provide a prospective analysis of future pathways for electric vehicle adoption. Kenneth Gillingham considers the consequences of such pathways for the design of fuel vehicle economy standards. Frank Wolak investigates the long-term resource adequacy in wholesale electricity markets with significant intermittent renewables. Finally, Barbara Annicchiarico, Stefano Carattini, Carolyn Fischer, and Garth Heutel review the state of research on the interactions between business cycles and environmental policy.