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ECON226 Benefit-Cost Analysis

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 24 cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions AGEC 303; ARE 230, 330; ECON 326
Notes None
Combined Units ECON326 - Benefit-Cost Analysis
Coordinator(s) Jack Sinden (jsinden@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Benefit-cost analysis is a method to determine the economic desirability of competing alternatives from the viewpoint of society as a whole. In this unit, students develop an understanding of the necessary concepts and theory, and an ability to complete an effective analysis in the context of projects. The concepts and theory focus on welfare foundations, investment analysis, and valuation of benefits and costs. The case studies and applications focus on current problems in agriculture, the environment, land use and resource management.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Introduction to Benefit-Cost Analysis
ISBN: AR183
Sinden, J.A. and Thampapillai, D.J., UNE Reprint
Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshops, UNE
ECON226/326 Benefit-Cost Analysis Resource Book
ISBN: AR314
School of Business, Economics and Public Policy
Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshops, UNE for on-campus students only
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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