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Showing 1 to 20 of 109 for “"benefit-cost"”.

  1. Benefit-Cost Analysis with Nevada Characteristics

    Hernandez, Anabel2015

    … funding for projects that will provide the most benefit for its users. In Nevada, the Nevada Department of Transportation's (NDOT's) Performance Analysis Division conducts benefit-cost analysis (BCA) on all capacity projects equal to or exceeding $25 million. In recent years NDOT has used the …

    unr Repository record

  2. Benefit-cost assessment of aviation environmental policies

    Gilmore, Christopher K. (Christopher Kenneth)Massachusetts Institute of Technology2012

    … of a framework in which to conduct global benefit-cost assessments of aviation policies. Current policy analysis tools, such as the aviation environmental portfolio management tool (APMT), only consider climate and air quality impacts derived from aircraft emissions within the US. In …

    mit Repository record

  3. A LIFE-CYCLE BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK FOR ITS DEPLOYMENTS

    Chen, Xifan

    … to achieve this objective. Life Cycle Agency Cost Agency Analysis (LCCA) of various alternative intelligent transportation strategies has received particular attention to identify the strategy with the lowest cost. However, increasing concerns over the impacts of transportation systems on …

    syracuse-diss Repository record

  4. Santa Barbara Tea Fire Multi-Hazard Mitigation Benefit Cost Analysis

    Flamm, David S2019

    … Santa Barbara Tea Fire Multi-Hazard Mitigation Benefit Cost Analysis David S Flamm This study examines the benefits and costs associated with the outright purchase of properties for hazard mitigation (“property acquisition mitigation”) in Santa Barbara, California which reduced four properties’ …

    calpoly Repository record

  5. Benefit-cost analysis as applied to insect pest control programs

    Neal, Ronald BruceVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University1974

    A benefit-cost outline designed to evaluate the social value of on-going and proposed forest insect control programs is presented. Chapter two briefly discusses some economic concepts used in benefit-cost analysis. Those discussed are: consumer's surplus, social discount rate, shadow prices, …

    vt Repository record

  6. Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Illinois High School Driver Education Program

    Good, Delmar GeneUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2014

    Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-11T17:12:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7114762.pdf: 2957961 bytes, checksum: e6e7bff274464e8f567e46000977db90 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1970

    uiuc Repository record

  7. Brownfield financing in the United States : from social benefit-cost perspective

    Xu, RongtaoMassachusetts Institute of Technology2006

    … cases in Massachusetts, I perform social benefit-cost analyses and determine whether brownfield funds were justified by their social returns. Finally, I discuss the major findings from these case studies and point out ways to improve current brownfield financial and non-financial policies. …

    mit Repository record

  8. Longitudinal Trends of Competitive Employment for Developmentally Disabled Adults: A Benefit-Cost Analysis

    McCaughrin, Wendy BordoffUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2014

    The purpose of this study was to complete a benefit-cost analysis using analytical concepts and empirical measurements to determine the economic efficiency of a Competitive Employment Program for 22 developmentally disabled adults over an eight-year period. While Competitive Employment Programs …

    uiuc Repository record

  9. Economic implications of disability prevention : A benefit-cost analysis of targeted occupational health interventions

    Taimela, ElliHelsingin yliopisto2019

    … (Average Treatment Effect) ja nettohyötyjen (Net Benefits) viitekehykset. Tulokset muodostetaan kovarianssianalyysillä (ANCOVA). Muita työssä hyödynnettäviä menetelmiä ovat polynomiregressio, MICE-moni-imputointialgoritmi (Multiple Imputation of Chained Equations), propensiteettipisteytys …

    helsinki Repository record

  10. Benefit-Cost Analysis Of Using Class F Fly Ash-Based Green Cement In Masonry Units

    Shwekat, Khaled2015

    <p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS OF USING CLASS F FLY ASH-BASED GREEN CEMENT IN MASONRY UNITS </p> <p>by</p> <p>KHALED SHWEKAT</p> <p>August 2015</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Hwai-Chung Wu</p> <p>Major: Civil engineering</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p> The Portland cement concrete is the …

    wayne-thes Repository record

  11. A benefit-cost analysis of an interstate seawater desalination plant shared between California and Nevada

    Peterson, McClain L

    … coastal seawater desalination. This study uses a benefit-cost approach as outlined in Dively and Zerbe (1994). Costs of both entities in Nevada and California were calculated and technical feasibility detailed. Results indicate that seawater desalination is more expensive than existing water …

    unlv Repository record

  12. A practical method for incorporating Real Options analysis into US federal benefit-cost analysis procedures

    Rivey, DarrenMassachusetts Institute of Technology2007

    … effectively complement the current mandates for Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in Circular A-94. The research examines opportunities for improving economic analysis using mandated rules for a large complex system, highlights where improvements can …

    mit Repository record

  13. Benefit-cost Analysis And Public Health: A Case Study Of The Tuberculosis Control Program In Ontario, 1948-1966

    Sharma, Ram Karan1973

    uwo Repository record

  14. Willingness to Pay for Safer Bathing Water in Poland: A Discrete Choice Experiment linked to Benefit-Cost Analysis

    Kubincová, EmmaUniverzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd2026

    … virtually the same. Additionally, the estimated benefits serve to simulate WTP for quality-monitoring bundles as well as for deriving the total value of benefits. The benefits of reduced health risks (mitigation) and increased frequency of monitoring (adaptation) are compared to the abatement …

    charles-prague Repository record

  15. A STOCHASTIC APPROACH TO SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF ROADWAY SEGMENT

    D'AGOSTINO, CARMELOUniversità degli studi di Catania2013

    … based on crash event and road features for the benefit cost analysis where a treatment has to be applied. There is a growing attention to road safety in Europe. New regulations applied on TERN network push Agencies to introduce new methodological approaches to Road Safety, monitoring the …

    catania Repository record

  16. Application of Markov process to pavement management systems at the network level

    Butt, Abbas AhmadUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2011

    … program is based of weighted optimal benefit/cost ratios. The second prioritization program is based on the incremental benefit/cost ratio technique.

    uiuc Repository record

  17. Evaluation of the benefits of natural ecosystem preservation with special references to existence values

    Bennett, Jeff William1981

    … is aimed at furthering the effectiveness of benefit-cost analyses of perserved natural ecosystem provision, by considering the evaluation of the benefits which arise from this type of land use.

    aus-cath Repository record

  18. Evaluation of the benefits of natural ecosystem preservation with special references to existence values

    Bennett, Jeff William1981

    … is aimed at furthering the effectiveness of benefit-cost analyses of perserved natural ecosystem provision, by considering the evaluation of the benefits which arise from this type of land use.

    anu Repository record

  19. Labelling, information asymmetry and functional foods : a case study of omega-3 enriched eggs

    Paravolidaki, ChrysoulaUniversity of Saskatchewan2008

    … food demand, consumer welfare, and health care costs. The primary objective of this thesis is to examine the potential welfare implications of functional food labeling for Canadian society.A benefit cost analysis is conducted to examine a specific case study of omega-3 enriched eggs. The benefit …

    sask Repository record

  20. Planning education for accelerated national development in third world countries : a case study of Malawi

    Winter, CarolynDepartment of Political Studies1983

    … limitations, recommends the application of a Benefit Cost Analysis to educational planning, stressing the flexibility it permits in the planning process. The Benefit Cost approach was applied, in illustration, to the problem of determining how to overcome the projected shortfalls in manpower …

    cape-town Repository record

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