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The SBCA Annual Conference presents the latest in BCA research while demonstrating its practical and diverse areas of application
SBCA workshops deliver practical education for those with all levels of experience and expertise
The Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis delivers a regular supply of peer-reviewed, cutting-edge research from all corners of the BCA community: academics, theoreticians and practitioners alike, a true reflection of the field of BCA itself!
SBCA's edited blog, On Balance, creates an interactive platform for benefit-cost specialists and academics to discuss the theory and application of BCA
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Individual Membership Categories

Basic Membership ($120)
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Low-and middle-income country membership: $50 (residence based on World Bank Classification)
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Upcoming Events

Thu Nov 21, 2024Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM) 2024 Fall Research Conference

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Thu Nov 21, 2024Assessing Distribution and Equity

Category: SBCA Workshops

Sat Nov 23, 2024SBCA Organized Sessions at SEA 2024 Annual Meeting

Category: SBCA Conferences

Fri Jan 3, 2025ASSA 2025 Annual Meeting

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Wed Jan 15, 2025Benefit-Cost Analysis for Beginners

Category: SBCA Workshops

Announcements

Southern Economic Association

Attendees at the 94th Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association (November 23-25, 2024, in Washington, DC) will have the opportunity to attend a number of SBCA-organized sessions. Many thanks to our session organizers: Lisa A. Robinson (Harvard University); W. Kip Viscusi (Vanderbilt University); Deborah Vaughn Aiken (U.S. Department of Transportation) and Eliane Catilina (U.S. Department of Transportation); and Don Kenkel (Cornell University). View sessions here.

JBCA Special Issue on Circular A-4 Comments

SBCA has been working closely with the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis (JBCA) on a special issue featuring comments on the Biden administration's revised Circular A-4. These comments, submitted by former SBCA presidents, will be compiled into a special issue of the JBCA expected next year.

While the special issue is still in progress—due to delays at Cambridge University Press—we are pleased to share these important papers in advance as working papers on the SBCA website. Each article includes both a prologue and epilogue alongside the original comments, reproduced as submitted. Please note that this collection is part of an ongoing JBCA project and will appear in a future issue, though we cannot yet confirm their "forthcoming" status.

Learn more here.

Members in the News

SBCA member Philippe Barla (Université Laval) recently produced a new cost-benefit analysis textbook in French that can be easily translated. This manual published under a CC.BY license is intended for people with basic knowledge of microeconomics and wishing to acquire the foundations of cost-benefit analysis (CBA). An English version can easily be obtained using Google translate. CBA corresponds to a set of practices derived from economic theory and aimed at evaluating the social profitability of a project or public policy. This decision-making tool is used by several international organizations as well as many governments. Learn more>>

Latest Blog Post

The 2024 CBA Forum, held by The Economic Society of Australia New South Wales (ESANSW) earlier this year, brought together some of Australia's brightest minds in economic analysis, policy evaluation, and decision-making. Read more>>

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