Upcoming Events
Benefit-Cost Analysis for Beginners
September 17
CBA for U.S. Regulatory
Impact Statements
October 13 & 14
SBCA European Conference
October 19 & 20, 2021
Upcoming Workshops
SBCA workshop faculty include world-class authorities from the field of benefit-cost analysis. To enhance the online learning experience, each workshop will be spread over multiple days and provide opportunities for direct engagement with faculty.
- September 17: Benefit-Cost Analysis for Beginners
- October 13 & 14: CBA for U.S. Regulatory Impact Statements (co-sponsored by the Society for Risk Analysis Economics and Benefits Analysis Specialty Group)
On Balance Blog
Measuring Social Welfare
By Matthew Adler, Duke University
Measuring Social Welfare: An Introduction (Oxford University Press 2019) is an overview of the social welfare function (SWF) framework for policy analysis. The book covers the underlying theory of SWFs in some detail, here drawing upon both welfare economics and the philosophical literature on well-being and distributive justice. Measuring Social Welfare also demonstrates how SWFs can be used as a practical policymaking tool. Read more
Call for Blog Submissions
SBCA's On Balance blog of Society for Benefit Cost Analysis provides a venue for members and other practitioners to share their research, experiences, and perspectives on various issues relevant to benefit-cost analysis. We encourage all interested in benefit cost analysis to submit pitches or completed draft blog posts.
Before submitting your pitch or draft blog post, please review Submission Guidelines for Authors, which also includes a description of sample feature types and lengths and a style guide for posts.
Pitches and draft blog posts may be emailed to info@benefitcostanalysis.org. Please include your name, organizational affiliation and a recent headshot.
Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis
JBCA Spring 2021 Issue Now Available
The issue contains selected papers from the First European Meeting of the SBCA plus other papers on key BCA topics.
JBCA Fall Issue Now Available
This issue features seven articles with specific and timely policies suggestions for the incoming Presidential administration in the U.S.
Volume 11 - Issue 2 of JBCA - Summer 2020
The issue presents a set of eight papers of much practical importance to the practice of benefit-cost analysis.
SBCA News
Covid-19 BCA Resources
SBCA is currently dedicated to providing the latest and most informative information on COVID-19 Policy Benefit-Cost Resources.
SBCA Member Benefits
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Connection to the pre-eminent, global community of benefit-cost practitioners, advocates, and academics.
A complimentary subscription to the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis.
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Support of the only organization dedicated entirely to the practice and advancement of benefit-cost analysis.
What Is Benefit-Cost Analysis?
Benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is a process through which companies, governmental authorities, and organizations around the world systematically measure and assess the pros and cons of alternatives. BCA can be used to analyze long term effects of large-scale investments, events, regulations, policies, and high-level decisions. BCA goes beyond other disciplines to evaluate not only the financial impact of decisions and actions, but the social, environmental, cultural, and other effects.