The fourth edition of Cost-Benefit Analysis is an authoritative, market-leading textbook that provides a practical introduction to cost-benefit analysis through problem solving. The text uses a consistent application of a nine-step framework for interpreting a cost-benefit analysis. This edition has been fully revised, updated and re-organized to provide the material more effectively. It presents application over abstract theory and clear discussion over mathematics to appeal to a larger, more diverse audience.

Author Biography

Anthony E. Boardman is the Van Dusen Professor of Business Administration at the University of British Columbia. David H. Greenberg is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Aidan R. Vining is Professor of Business and Government Relations at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia. David L. Weimer is the Edwin E. Witte Professor of Political Economy at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.