Benefit-Cost Analysis: Financial and Economic Appraisal using Spreadsheets

Harry F. Campbell; Richard P. C. Brown

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511791291

Benefit-Cost Analysis offers the perfect introduction to benefit–cost analysis. The book closely integrates the theory and practice of benefit–cost analysis using a spreadsheet framework. The spreadsheet model is constructed in a truly original way which contributes to transparency, provides a check on the accuracy of the analysis, and facilitates sensitivity, risk and alternative scenario assessment. A case study incorporating the various issues is progressively developed on a spreadsheet with the links between each stage thoroughly explained. The complete case study spreadsheet can serve as a template for the reader's own appraisal of projects in the field. In addition to the worked examples in the text some exercises are appended at the end of each chapter.For further information please visit http://www.uq.edu.au/economics/bca

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1 - Benefit-Cost Analysis: Introduction and Overview
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2 - Investment Appraisal: Principles
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3 - Investment Appraisal: Decision-Rules
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4 - Private Benefit-Cost Analysis: Financial Analysis
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5 - Efficiency Benefit-Cost Analysis
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6 - Calculating the Net Benefits to the Referent Group
pp 122-145
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7 - Consumer and Producer Surplus in Benefit-Cost Analysis
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8 - Valuing Traded and Non-traded Commodities in Benefit-Cost Analysis
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9 - Incorporating Risk in Benefit-Cost Analysis
pp 194-220
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10 - The Social Discount Rate, Cost of Public Funds, and the Value of Information
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11 - Weighting Net Benefits to Account for Income Distribution
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12 - Valuation of Non-marketed Goods
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13 - Economic Impact Analysis
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14 - Writing the Benefit-Cost Analysis Report
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Appendix 1 - Case Study Assignment
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Appendix 2 - Discount and Annuity Tables
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

List of figures
pp vi-viii

List of tables
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xiii

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xiv

1 - Benefit-Cost Analysis: Introduction and Overview
pp 1-17

2 - Investment Appraisal: Principles
pp 18-35

3 - Investment Appraisal: Decision-Rules
pp 36-61

4 - Private Benefit-Cost Analysis: Financial Analysis
pp 62-91

5 - Efficiency Benefit-Cost Analysis
pp 92-121

6 - Calculating the Net Benefits to the Referent Group
pp 122-145

7 - Consumer and Producer Surplus in Benefit-Cost Analysis
pp 146-176

8 - Valuing Traded and Non-traded Commodities in Benefit-Cost Analysis
pp 177-193

9 - Incorporating Risk in Benefit-Cost Analysis
pp 194-220

10 - The Social Discount Rate, Cost of Public Funds, and the Value of Information
pp 221-237

11 - Weighting Net Benefits to Account for Income Distribution
pp 238-260

12 - Valuation of Non-marketed Goods
pp 261-287

13 - Economic Impact Analysis
pp 288-303

14 - Writing the Benefit-Cost Analysis Report
pp 304-331

Appendix 1 - Case Study Assignment
pp 332-339

Appendix 2 - Discount and Annuity Tables
pp 340-341

Index
pp 342-345

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