SOCIETY FOR BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS
11130 SUNRISE VALLEY DR NO 350, RESTON, VA 20191 benefitcostanalysis.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT, EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, AND RESEARCH RELATED TO BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS (BCA), COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS, RISK-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, APPLIED WELFARE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSECTION WITH DISCIPLINES SUCH AS ECONOMICS, LAW, ENGINEERING, POLICY, DECISION SCIENCES AND THE NATURAL SCIENCES.

CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS - EUROPEAN CONFERENCE 2019: AS AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF PRACTITIONERS, ACADEMICS AND OTHERS WHO ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE THE THEORY AND APPLICATION OF THE TOOLS OF BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS (BCA), SBCA WELCOMES SUBMISSIONS THAT SUPPORT THE ENHANCED USE OF SUCH ANALYSIS TO PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING. BCA IS DEFINED BROADLY, INCLUDING COST ANALYSIS, COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS, RISK-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, APPLIED WELFARE ECONOMICS, DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND OTHER METHODS. THE CONFERENCE WELCOMES SUBMISSIONS ON TOPICS CLOSELY RELATED TO BCA SUCH AS NON-MARKET VALUATION, DISCOUNTING, EQUITY, SOCIAL POLICY, REGULATION, IMPLEMENTATION OF BCA, ETC., AND APPLICATIONS TO ANY PUBLIC POLICY AREA, SUCH AS ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT, HEALTH, ENERGY, ETC., ARE ENCOURAGED. ANNUAL CONFERENCE: THE 2019 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A REGISTRATION OF JUST UNDER 350 INDIVIDUALS WHO NETWORKED AND ATTENDED 40+ SESSIONS OVER TWO DAYS FOCUSED ON THE WIDTH & BREATH OF BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS.THE THEME FOR THIS YEARS SBCA ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND MEETING IS THINKING ABOUT THE WIDTH AND BREADTH OF BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS. THE THEME RECOGNIZES THAT BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS IS NOT A NARROW GUIDE TO INVESTMENT PROJECTS BUT IN FACT COVERS THE WHOLE RANGE OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EVALUATIONS AND DECISIONS. AS THE PANELS IN THIS YEARS CONFERENCE SHOW, BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS APPLIES GLOBALLY, SPEAKING BOTH GEOGRAPHICALLY AND BY SUBJECT MATTER. THE SUBJECTS FOR BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS INCLUDE CLIMATE CHANGE, INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH DISPARITIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE WORLD, MONETARY REFORMS, TAX POLICIES, THE SAFETY OF WORKERS AND FOOD AND MUCH ELSE. THINKING ABOUT BENEFITS AND COSTS IS HOW WE ASSESS SOCIAL WELL-BEING.

JOURNAL - AS PART OF THE SBCA MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS, ALL SBCA MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE JOURNAL OF BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS(JBCA).JBCA IS THE ONLY JOURNAL DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS, THE LEADING EVIDENCE-BASED ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR DETERMINING IF THE CONSEQUENCES OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC ACTIONS MAKE SOCIETY BETTER OFF OVERALL. JBCA PUBLISHES THEORY, EMPIRICAL ANALYSES, CASE STUDIES, AND TECHNIQUES. APPLICATIONS INCLUDE SOCIAL PROGRAMS RELATED TO EDUCATION, CRIME, HEALTH, POVERTY, LABOR AND HOUSING AS WELL AS REGULATIONS AND PROJECTS RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY, AND SECURITY. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE, WITH CONTRIBUTORS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DISCIPLINES AND AREAS OF PUBLIC POLICY, IS UNIQUE. JBCA'S MISSION IS TO EXPAND THE USE OF SERIOUS, STATE-OF-THE ART BCA BY INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WHO MAKE PUBLIC POLICY DECISIONS, THOSE WHO ADVISE, AND THOSE WHO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES. BY SERVING AS A BRIDGE, THE JBCA SERVES AN IMPORTANT ROLE THAT FEW OTHER JOURNALS PROVIDE.

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