On Balance
The opinions expressed in "On Balance" posts are those of the individual authors and do not represent the views of the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis or other organization. The Society is open to proposals for posts on opposing views.
EPA Soliciting Comments on How Costs and Benefits are Compared
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting comment on whether and how it should promulgate regulations to improve the consistency and transparency of how costs and benefits are compared when making environmental regulatory decisions. The EPA is also soliciting comment on whether such regulations could prescribe specific analytic approaches to quantifying the costs and benefits of EPA regulations. For more information and to submit comments see the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0107-0001. The deadline for comments is August 13.
Save the Date!
- SBCA Annual Conference and Meeting
- March 13 – 15, 2019
- Washington, DC
A Call for Volunteers!
You’re invited to volunteer for Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis’ Program Committee! We are looking for volunteers that would like to support the Program Committee to manage and develop unique sessions for the 2019 annual conference. Click here for more information.
Thank you for attending the 2018 Conference & Workshop
The 2018 annual conference and workshops were held March 14-16, 2018 at the George Washington University in Washington, DC.
Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis
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.
"Benefit-cost analysis is crucially important in determining the contribution of economics to policy decisions. The Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, as the outstanding forum for refinement of benefit-cost analysis, is key in promoting its further development. It is a top journal. It should be read by every economist."
- George S. Tolley, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Chicago
2018 Organizational Affiliates
We are currently accepting new and renewing Organizational Affiliates for next year. Thank you to those who have joined as an Affiliate to support SBCA’s mission. For a complete list of all Affiliate members as well as a chart of benefits, please hit the button below or see here