Cost Benefit Analysis

Assignment DUE March 1, 2004 by 11:00 p.m.

Five pages, Times 12 pt., 1.5 spacing.

Submit in form as described in syllabus

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Fossil fuels are inadequate to support economic growth, e.g., China and India. Consider the recent growth of single owner cars in China. It is inevitable that focus will be on alternative fuels, among them nuclear energy. Here is your opportunity to weigh the costs and benefits.

Look at the cost of oil. Consider the instability of the Middle East. Consider who benefits from the decision of what fuels to develop. Consider the distributional effects.

Write a position paper on the pros and cons of nuclear energy.

Web sites for cost benefit analysis:
Applying Cost Benefit Analysis to Nutrition Education Programs
Cost-Benefit Analysis: Issues in Its Use in Regulation
Cost-Benefit Handbook: A Guide for New York State's Regulatory ...
Cost-Benefit Analysis of EPA Regulations: An Overview
IT Cost-Benefit Analysis
Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis


Also look at The Last Americans which takes the long view and What a Waste that looks at the how policies can have effects beyond the anticipated.