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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Using Environmental Benefit-Cost Analysis to Improve Government Performance
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| Autores: |
Farrow, Scott
Toman, Michael
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| Data: |
2005-11-01
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| Ano: |
1998
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| Palavras-chave: |
Benefit-cost analysis
Environmental regulation
Regulatory reform
Environmental Economics and Policy
Q28
D61
H43
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| Resumo: |
In this paper we first describe the legal and administrative basis of mandates that variously require and eschew economic measures for environmental management. We then summarize the steps involved in benefit-cost analysis and what can and cannot be accomplished with such information. Our basic conclusion is that while the approach is not perfect, benefit-cost analysis has a solid methodological footing and provides a valuable performance measure for an important governmental function, improving the well-being of society. However, benefit-cost analysis requires analytical judgements which, if done poorly, can obfuscate an issue or worse, provide a refuge for scoundrels in the policy debate. We conclude the article with specific suggestions for both the everyday performance of benefit-cost analysis and its use in policy decision-making.
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| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
18789
http://purl.umn.edu/10598
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
Resources for the Future>Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper 99-11
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| Formato: |
19
application/pdf
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