Sometimes Benefit: Cost Analysis is criticised because it doesn’t address questions of fairness (or “equity”). To what extent is that a fair(!) criticism? In the
read moreNumber 3 in my series on criticisms of Benefit: Cost Analysis (BCA) addresses discounting, the procedure used to compare benefits and costs that occur at
read moreNumber 2 in my series on criticisms of Benefit: Cost Analysis (BCA) addresses the concern that it is not feasible to do a BCA on
read moreThis is my draft of a letter to the Minister asking a set of questions about soil carbon in the context of the Government’s new
read moreThis post is in memory of Ken Wallace, who died unexpectedly on 13 October 2021. When economists evaluate a project or a policy, the way
read moreOver the years, I’ve had a number of conversations with people who made negative comments about Benefit: Cost Analysis (BCA) or certain aspects of it.
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