Program

Research Programs: Humanities, Science, and Technology

Period of Performance

9/1/1977 - 12/31/1978

Funding Totals

$15,000.00 (approved)
$15,000.00 (awarded)


Ethics, Values and Benefit-Cost Analysis

FAIN: RH-10066-77

University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM 87106-3837)
Allen V. Kneese (Project Director: September 1977 to present)

To study the ethical and value foundation of benefit-cost analysis. Project will consist of l) a literature review of economics and philosophy, 2) required theoretical economics work, 3) public issues to which benefit-cost analysis has been applied will be examined, and 4) a non-technical monograph will be produced.