Economic evaluation in education : cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost analysis /: cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost analysis. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Henry M. Levin, Patrick J. McEwan, Clive R. Belfield, A. Brooks Bowden, Robert D. Shand.
• Authors: Levin, Henry M; McEwan, Patrick J; Belfield, C. R; Bowden, A. Brooks; Shand, Robert D
• Contents: List of Tables, Figures, and Examples; Preface; Acknowledgments to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments to the Third Edition; About the Authors; Chapter 1. Introduction to Economic Evaluation; 1.1. Purpose and Goals of the Book; 1.2. The Importance of Economic Evaluations; 1.3. Economic Evaluation for Decisionmaking in Education; 1.4. Summary of Approaches to Economic Evaluation; 1.5. Economic Evaluations and Policymaking; 1.6. Outline of the Book; Discussion Questions; Chapter 2. Establishing an Analytic Framework; 2.1. Identifying the Problem; 2.2. Taking Account of the Audience and Perspective; 2.3. Relating Economic Evaluation to the Theory of Change; 2.4. Determining If Economic Evaluation Is Necessary; 2.5. Conclusions; Discussion Questions; Exercises; Chapter 3. Cost Concepts; 3.1. The Concept of Costs; 3.2. Cost per Unit; 3.3. Costs and the Theory of Change; 3.4. Costs Data and Budgetary Information; 3.5. Motivation for Cost Analysis; 3.6. Conclusions; Discussion Questions; Exercises; Chapter 4. The Ingredients Method; 4.1. Identifying Ingredients; 4.2. Specifying Ingredients; 4.3. Sources of Ingredients Information; 4.4. Conclusions; Discussion Questions; Exercises; Chapter 5. Placing Values on Ingredients; 5.1. Methods for Valuing Ingredients; 5.2. Placing Dollar Values on Ingredients; 5.3. Costs Over Multiple Years; 5.4. Conclusions; Discussion Questions; Exercises; Chapter 6. Analyzing and Reporting Costs; 6.1. Tabulating Total Cost Using a Cost Worksheet; 6.2. Reporting Costs; 6.3. Allocating Costs Among Constituencies; 6.4. Analyzing Cost Determinants and Generalizing Costs; 6.5. Conclusions; Discussion Questions; Exercises; Chapter 7. Effectiveness; 7.1. Specifying Effectiveness; 7.2. Methods for Identifying Effectiveness; 7.3. Utility Analysis; 7.4. Conclusions; Discussion Questions; Exercises; Chapter 8. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; 8.1. Cost-Effectiveness Ratios; 8.2. Alternative Cost-Effectiveness Metrics; 8.3. Interpreting Cost-Effectiveness Ratios; 8.4. Explaining Cost-Effectiveness Ratios; 8.5. Evidence on Cost-Effective Interventions; 8.6. Conclusions; Discussion Questions; Exercises; Chapter 9. Estimating Benefits; 9.1. The Concept of Benefits; 9.2. Specifying Benefits; 9.3. Valuing Educational Benefits Through Earnings; 9.4. Valuing Educational Benefits Through Shadow Pricing; 9.5. Applying Benefits in Benefit-Cost Analysis; 9.6. Conclusions; Discussion Questions; Exercises; Chapter 10. Benefit-Cost Analysis; 10.1. Combining Benefits and Costs Into Economic Metrics; 10.2. Performing Benefit-Cost Analysis; 10.3. Examples of Benefit-Cost Analysis; 10.4. Conclusions; Discussion Questions; Exercises; Chapter 11. Accounting for Uncertainty; 11.1. Type of Uncertainty and Sensitivity; 11.2. General Sensitivity Testing; 11.3. Sensitivity Testing of Cost Estimates; 11.4. Sensitivity Testing of Cost-Effectiveness; 11.5. Sensitivity Testing of Benefit-Cost Analysis; 11.6. Distributional Issues; 11.7. Conclusions; Discussion Questions; Exercises; Chapter 12. Checklist for Economic Evaluations; 12.1. A Checklist for Appraising Economic Evaluations; 12.2. Appraising Economic Evaluations; 12.3. Conclusions; Discussion Questions; Exercises; Chapter 13. Economic Evaluations for Education Policy; 13.1. Applying Economic Analysis; 13.2. Expanding the Use of Economic Evaluation; 13.3. Decisionmaking and Economic Evaluation; 13.4. Prioritizing Educational Investments; 13.5. Using Economic Evaluations to Improve Education Research; 13.6. The Future of Economic Evaluation of Education; 13.7. A Final Word; Discussion Questions; Appendix A. Answers to Even-Numbered Exercises; Appendix B. CostOut Tool; References; Index;
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.1552; Cost effectiveness; Education -- Economic aspects; Education -- Finance
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483381824
• Related ISBNs: 9781483381800
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