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Handbook of research on cost-benefit analysis

Brent, Robert J. (contributor) - 2009

This Handbook provides an authoritative overview of current research in the field of cost-benefit analysis and is designed as a starting point for those interested in undertaking advanced research. The Handbook contains major contributions to the development of the field, focussing on standard...

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Using experimental methods in environmental and resource economics

List, John A. (contributor) - 2006

This book explores frontier work at the intersection of experimental and environmental economics, with cutting edge research provided by premier scholars in the field. The book begins by focusing on improving benefit-cost analysis, which remains the hallmark of public policy decision-making...

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Benefit-cost analysis

Zerbe, Richard O. (contributor) - 2008

Benefit-cost analysis is at heart a subject of practicality and usefulness. With this in mind, the editor has chosen the most relevant previously published articles for these volumes. Having explored the theoretical and ethical underpinnings of the subject, the book then addresses some major...

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Cost-benefit analysis and water resources management

Brouwer, Roy (contributor); Pearce, David W. (contributor) - 2005

1. Introduction -- 2. Economic criteria for water allocation and valuation -- 3. Water as an economic good -- 4. Appraising flood control investments in the UK -- 5. Cost-benefit analysis and flood control policy in the Netherlands -- 6. Cost-benefit analysis of river restoration in Denmark --...

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Making the environment count : selected essays of Alan Randall

Randall, Alan John - 1999

Making the Environment Count brings together, in one accessible volume, an outstanding selection of Alan Randall's essays published over the past 30 years. It explores ideas on making the environment count from a conceptual perspective and addresses a range of topics pertinent to the study of...

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Environmental policy analysis with limited information : principles and applications of the transfer method

Desvousges, William Harold; Johnson, F. Reed; Banzhaf, … - 1998

The transfer study, a technique used in cost-benefit analysis, is an increasingly important tool used by government agencies to assess environmental regulatory policy. This innovative book develops protocols for using the transfer method to approach environmental problems and introduces several...

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Cost-benefit analysis and evolutionary computing : optimal scheduling of interactive road projects

Taplin, John H. E. (ed.); Qiu, Min (ed.); … - 2005

This book systematically addresses the issue of interdependence between road projects in a network, when prioritising …

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Introduction to cost-benefit analysis : looking for reasonable shortcuts

Rus, Ginés de - 2010

This accessible and non-technical introductory text presents the principal methods and key concepts involved in understanding and applying cost-benefit analysis, and demonstrating how to evaluate whether an investment project or policy proposal will contribute to increase social welfare. Gines...

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Traditional telecommunications networks

Madden, Gary (contributor) - 2003

This major reference work provides a thorough and up-to-date survey and analysis of recent developments in the economics of telecommunications. The Handbook serves both as a source of reference and technical supplement for the field of telecommunications economics

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The economics of networks

Casson, Mark (contributor); Della Giusta, Marina (contributor) - 2008

-78 -- Tamar Diana Wilson (1998), 'Weak Ties, Strong Ties: Network Principles in Mexican Migration', Human Organization, 57 (4 … Games are too Dangerous', Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 5 (4), December, 311-41 -- Mark Casson and … Product Development and Product Supply within a Network Setting: The Chilled Ready-Meal Industry in the UK', Industry and …

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