Table of Contents

1. Benefit-cost analysis - introduction and overview; 2. Investment appraisal: principles; 3. Investment appraisals: decision rules; 4. Private benefit-cost analysis - financial analysis; 5. Efficiency benefit–cost analysis; 6. Calculating the net benefits to the referent group; 7. Consumer and producer surplus in benefit-cost analysis; 8. Valuing traded and non-traded commodities in benefit-cost analysis; 9. Incorporating risk in benefit-cost analysis; 10. The social discount rate, cost of public funds, and the value of Information; 11. Weighting net benefits to account for income distribution; 12. Valuation of non-marketed goods; 13. Economic impact analysis; Writing the benefit-cost analysis report.

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About the Author

Harry Campbell is Professor of Applied Economics, University of Queensland. Richard Brown is Associate Professor of Economics, University of Queensland.