Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Literature Review on Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA)

In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Michael R. Hawthorne, William G. Albrecht and Kevin S. Freeman provide the following summary about the topic of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA): Cost-effectiveness analysis is a type of economic evaluation in which the various costs for multiple decisions are related to a single, common effect. The technique is widely used in analyzing alternative government programs and policies when monetizing a quantifiable “beneficial” effect is deemed impractical or politically unacceptable. This entry outlines the role of cost-effectiveness analysis in evaluating capital budgeting decisions.

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Notes and References

1. Entry about Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) in the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (2015, Routledge, Oxford, United Kingdom)

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Further Reading

• Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (2018, Springer International Publishing, Germany)

Hierarchical Display of Cost-effectiveness analysis

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Cost-effectiveness analysis

Concept of Cost-effectiveness analysis

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Translation of Cost-effectiveness analysis

• Spanish: Análisis de coste-eficacia
• French: Analyse coût-efficacité
• German: Kosten-Wirksamkeits-Analyse
• Italian: Analisi costo-efficienza
• Portuguese: Análise de custo-eficácia
• Polish: Analiza skuteczności

Thesaurus of Cost-effectiveness analysis

Business And Competition > Accounting > Management accounting > Cost analysis > Cost-effectiveness analysis
Business And Competition > Management > Management techniques > Cost-effectiveness analysis
Finance > Public finance and budget policy > Budget policy > Programme budgeting > Cost-effectiveness analysis

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• Management techniques
• Management planning
• Management audit
• Organisation chart
• Management information system
• Quality control circle
• Programme budgeting

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• European industrial area
• Benchmarking
• Production policy
• Work productivity
• Quality control circle
• Profitability
• Competitiveness