Benefit-Cost Analysis
Valuing Life and Health
Online | September 16-20, 2024
This program will take place online from September 16-20, 2024.
Benefit-cost analysis is a well-established and widely used approach for systematically assessing the impacts of environmental, health, and safety policies and informing decisions. It is a required component of the policy development process followed by many government agencies and organizations around the world.
This is a unique opportunity to learn directly from one of Harvard’s top experts on benefit-cost analysis, who will teach you the methods used for valuing changes in health and longevity, the values recommended for use in high-, middle-, and low-income settings, and the implications of the results.
During this program, you will explore topics including:
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Understand the fundamental concepts that underlie benefit-cost analysis and its advantages and limitations.
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Identify the major components of benefit-cost analysis and what each should include.
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Increase familiarity with methods for valuing health and longevity, including revealed- and stated-preference studies.
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Learn about sources of guidance, including default values