Cost-Benefit Analysis and Public Sector Trust

Benefit-cost analysis in public health.

This chapter gives an overview of benefit-cost analysis (BCA) and similar evaluation tools, such as cost-effectiveness analysis and technology-based standards, in the context of public health. We describe these evaluation tools, how they are used, their shortcomings, and how they should be interpreted. As with other powerful tools, they are subject to misuse and misinterpretation, even by profe...

Trust and Reliability for Public Sector Data

The public sector holds large amounts of data of various areas such as social affairs, economy, or tourism. Various initiatives such as Open Government Data or the EU Directive on public sector information aim to make these data available for public and private service providers. Requirements for the provision of public sector data are defined by legal and organizational frameworks. Surprisingl...

A cost-benefit analysis of public and private communication.

Understanding the diversity of animal signals requires knowledge of factors which may influence the different stages of communication, from the production of a signal by the sender up to the detection, identification and final decision-making in the receiver. We studied a Neotropical katydid (Docidocercus gigliotosi) which uses airborne sound for long distance communication, but also an alterna...

Benefit-Cost Analysis and Distortionary Taxes: A Public Choice Approach

Limited-benefit policies: public and private-sector experiences.

gy to reduce the number of uninsured is a matter of debate, much of which hinges on the impact on the insurance market. Specifically, will these plans create a new coverage alternative for uninsured individuals or simply crowd-out those who previously had comprehensive health insurance? The Commonwealth Fund concluded that the loss of certain benefits or substantial increases in deductibles rep...