The Role of Outcomes in Cost-Benefit Evaluation.

Levine, Victor

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Publication Date: 1981

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The Role of Outcomes in Cost-Benefit Evaluation.

Levine, Victor

New Directions for Program Evaluation, n9 p21-40 1981

A program can be evaluated, and a cost-benefit ratio can be calculated to five decimal places, without ever directly examining outcomes. A useful vocabulary in economics and an understanding of the concepts involved is provided evaluators by an economist. (Author/RL)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Human Services, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Resource Allocation, Summative Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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