Econ 370-Benefit-Cost Analysis And The Economics Of Project Evaluation

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ECON 370 - Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Economics of Project Evaluation
Techniques and problems in benefit-cost analysis of public projects. Topics include cost estimation, direct estimation of demand curves, discount rates, net present value, risk and uncertainty in CBA, and various CBA methods.
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