One way for jurisdictions with limited analytic resources to increase their capability for doing cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is to use existing shadow prices, or "plug-ins", for important social impacts. This article contributes to the further development of one important shadow price: the value...

We demonstrate the social efficiency of investing in high-quality early childhood education using newly collected data from the HighScope Perry Preschool Project. The data analyzed are the longest follow-up of any randomized early childhood education program. Annual observations of participant...