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
- 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)
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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
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