ECO 3149 Cost-Benefit Analysis

3 units
Economics
Faculty of Social Sciences
Role of infrastructure and other public investments (health, education, etc.), in the economy in general. Methods of evaluating the costs and benefits of public sector projects and programs. Determining the prices of private and public goods. Measurement of externalities and consideration of distributional effects. Present value, private and social rate of return, measures of social welfare. The Pareto criterion.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisite: ECO 2144 .

Previously Offered Terms:

Fall
Summer

French Equivalent:

Organized

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3.84

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Clear Expectations

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agree
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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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very heavy
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heavier than average
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average
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Fair Assessments

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agree
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question not applicable
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