SBCA 2024 European Conference: Call for Abstract Submissions

Join us in Warsaw, Poland, on September 19 and 20, 2024, for an enriching exchange of ideas and insights in benefit-cost analysis (BCA) at the SBCA 2024 European Conference, hosted by the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences!

Submission Deadline Approaching: May 15, 2024

Our conference aims to advance both the theory and practice of BCA, fostering a dynamic environment where researchers and policymakers converge. We invite contributions spanning theoretical explorations to empirical investigations, encompassing various methodologies supporting public sector decision-making.

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The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) works to improve the theory and practice of benefit-cost analysis and support evidence-based policy decisions. SBCA's global membership includes scholars and practitioners from government, academia, nonprofits and private industry, representing a variety of disciplines, such as economics, law, engineering, public policy, decision science and natural science. SBCA addresses a wide range of policy areas: criminal justice, education, energy, environmental quality, homeland security, poverty, public health, transportation and many others. Society members work with a broad set of methods, including benefit-cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, risk-benefit analysis, applied welfare economic analysis and damage assessments.

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From Our Members

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics: “Cost-Benefit Analysis and Policy Evaluation for the Next Generation”

Massimo Florio (CSIL - University of Milan) is seeking papers for a special issue of the Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics: “Cost-Benefit Analysis and Policy Evaluation for the Next Generation.” Papers should focus particularly (but not exclusively) on CBA for policy design and impact evaluation in certain broad areas. Submissions must be received by June 1, 2024. Learn more>>

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Searching for Benefit-Cost Analyses Addressing Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Lisa Robinson (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) is asking your help to identify completed BCAs that meet certain criteria. Learn more>>

Members in the News

John Graham and Kerry Krutilla recently co-authored a book published by Cambridge Press in their core elements series in public economics: “Benefit-Cost Analysis of Air Pollution, Energy, and Climate Regulations. The book is open access. The book compares and contrasts Regulatory Impact Assessment in the U.S. and Europe, and addresses five methodology issues: the estimation of costs, including engineering, partial equilibrium, and general equilibrium approaches; the estimation of benefits, with sections on the value of mortality risk reductions and pricing carbon emissions; discounting methods, and their relationship to carbon pricing; distributional analysis, including impacts on workers, producers, consumers, and beneficiaries; and the evaluation of less and more fundamental uncertainty. A perspective on the relevance and limitations of current research is also offered.

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Duane Pool (North Dakota) encourages SBCA practitioners to provide comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on appropriate and best practices for Agency Specific Procedures (ASPs) for the Corps' Implementation of the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Water Resources Investments. Comments must be received on or before April 15, 2024. Read more>>

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