00068R - COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR THE AGRO-FOOD SYSTEM

courses
ID:
00068R
Duration (hours):
48
CFU:
6
SSD:
ECONOMIA ED ESTIMO RURALE
Located in:
PESCARA
Url:
ECONOMICS AND FINANCE/ECONOMIA COMMERCIO E FINANZA Year: 2
Year:
2026
Course Catalogue:
https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2026?co...

Overview

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (11/02/2027 - 18/05/2027)

Syllabus

Course Objectives


This course provides a theoretical foundation for conducting evaluation of policies and projects in an international context and teaches practical methods for application in the field. Students will learn the theoretical foundation of cost-benefit analysis, including strategies for valuation, discounting, weighting the distribution of costs and benefits.

Course Prerequisites


Microeconomics

Teaching Methods


The course is structured in 48 hours of teaching activity organized in lectures and case studies.

Assessment Methods

Learning outcomes will be assessed in oral examination. The exam consists of a number (3-4) of open questions that the student answers orally.
The examiners will question the candidate on the topics presented during the course for about 15 minutes.

Texts


Boardman, Anthony E., et al. Cost-benefit analysis: concepts and practice. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Contents


Microeconomic Foundations of Cost Benefit Analysis.
Discounting Benefits and Costs in Future Time periods.

Social Cost-Benefit Analysis
Valuation Using Observed Behaviour: Direct and Indirect Estimation
Valuing Impacts in Output Markets
Valuing Impacts in Input Markets
Valuing Impacts in Secondary Markets
Predicting and Monetizing Impacts
Discounting Future Impacts
The Social Discount Rate
Existence Value
Valuing Impacts from Observed Behavior: Indirect Market Methods
Contingent Valuation: Using Surveys to Elicit Information about Costs
and Benefits







Cost benefit analysis in Excel

Course Language

Italian

More information


Contact by e-mail: salvioni@unich.it

In the second semester office hours will be set according to the class schedule and announced at the beginning of the course.

Degrees

Degrees

ECONOMICS AND FINANCE 
Bachelor’s Degree
3 years
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