Where to Use Cost Effectiveness Techniques Rather Than Cost Benefit Analysis

Cost Benefit Analysis, and the measures of economic performance that can be derived from it (see Note 6: When and How to Use NPV, IRR and Adjusted IRR), is the preferred method for demonstrating the economic justification of transport investments....

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Main Authors: Mackie, Peter, Nellthorp, John, Laird, James
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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spelling okr-10986-117952021-04-23T14:02:57Z Where to Use Cost Effectiveness Techniques Rather Than Cost Benefit Analysis Mackie, Peter Nellthorp, John Laird, James AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BASIC ACCESS BASIC ACCESS ROADS BASIC ROAD ACCESS BETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS CLEAN DRINKING WATER COMPOSITE MEASURE COST BENEFIT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS COST EFFECTIVE ANALYSIS COST EFFECTIVENESS COST-EFFECTIVENESS DATA AVAILABILITY DATA COLLECTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISTRICT TRANSPORT MASTER PLANNING PROCESS EARTH ROADS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DATA FOOTBRIDGES FRAMEWORK GRAVEL HIGHWAY PROJECTS INCOME LIVING STANDARDS LOW VOLUME RURAL ROAD MEANS OF TRANSPORT MONETARY TERMS MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS PARTICIPATORY PLANNING PATH PATHS POLICY MAKERS POOR POOR DISTRICTS POOR PERSON POOR RURAL DWELLERS POPULATION GROUPS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY CRITERIA POVERTY REDUCTION PUBLIC RESOURCES QUANTITATIVE DATA RATE OF RETURN ROAD AXIS ROAD CLASS ROAD ENGINEERING ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD NETWORK ROAD QUALITY ROAD TRANSPORT ROUGHNESS ROUTES RURAL RURAL ACCESS RURAL ACCESS PROJECT RURAL ACCESS ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL BASIC ACCESS ROAD RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ROAD SYSTEMS RURAL ROADS RURAL TRANSPORT RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE SAVINGS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SPEED SPOT IMPROVEMENT TARGETING TERRAIN TRAFFIC TRAFFIC LEVEL TRAFFIC LEVELS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ECONOMICS TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SERVICES TRIPS VEHICLE OPERATING VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS VEHICLES VILLAGE TRACK VILLAGE TRANSPORT VILLAGE TRANSPORT NETWORK WEATHER ROAD ACCESS WEIGHTING SCHEME Cost Benefit Analysis, and the measures of economic performance that can be derived from it (see Note 6: When and How to Use NPV, IRR and Adjusted IRR), is the preferred method for demonstrating the economic justification of transport investments. Such an approach, however, relies on the ability to be able to measure costs and benefits in monetary terms (see Note 5: Framework), which renders it problematic for projects where the majority of benefits cannot be readily monetised. Such a project could be a Low Volume Rural Road (see Note 21: Low Volume Rural Roads). In such situations consideration should be given to the use of measures derived from cost effectiveness or weighted cost effectiveness (also known as Multi Criteria Analysis) techniques as the basis for the decision regarding whether to invest or not. Cost effectiveness techniques are also a very useful tool for project screening or ranking. Such a screening process ensures that projects that are subjected to a more detailed analysis (including cost benefit analysis) are those that best fit with the objectives of the investment (e.g. poverty alleviation). Section 1 of this note outlines the situations in which cost effectiveness techniques should be used, whilst Section 2 describes the two main types of approaches. Section 3 discusses the issue of economic viability and cost effectiveness whilst Section 4 presents a summary of recommendations. 2012-08-13T16:02:51Z 2012-08-13T16:02:51Z 2005-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6374272/use-cost-effectiveness-techniques-rather-cost-benefit-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11795 English Transport Notes Series; No. TRN 9 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
BASIC ACCESS
BASIC ACCESS ROADS
BASIC ROAD ACCESS
BETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS
CLEAN DRINKING WATER
COMPOSITE MEASURE
COST BENEFIT
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST EFFECTIVE ANALYSIS
COST EFFECTIVENESS
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
DATA AVAILABILITY
DATA COLLECTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISTRICT TRANSPORT MASTER PLANNING PROCESS
EARTH ROADS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC DATA
FOOTBRIDGES
FRAMEWORK
GRAVEL
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
INCOME
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW VOLUME RURAL ROAD
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
MONETARY TERMS
MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS
PARTICIPATORY PLANNING
PATH
PATHS
POLICY MAKERS
POOR
POOR DISTRICTS
POOR PERSON
POOR RURAL DWELLERS
POPULATION GROUPS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY CRITERIA
POVERTY REDUCTION
PUBLIC RESOURCES
QUANTITATIVE DATA
RATE OF RETURN
ROAD AXIS
ROAD CLASS
ROAD ENGINEERING
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD QUALITY
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROUGHNESS
ROUTES
RURAL
RURAL ACCESS
RURAL ACCESS PROJECT
RURAL ACCESS ROADS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL BASIC ACCESS ROAD
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ROAD SYSTEMS
RURAL ROADS
RURAL TRANSPORT
RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
SAVINGS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL IMPACTS
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SPEED
SPOT IMPROVEMENT
TARGETING
TERRAIN
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC LEVEL
TRAFFIC LEVELS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT ECONOMICS
TRANSPORT PROJECTS
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRIPS
VEHICLE OPERATING
VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
VEHICLES
VILLAGE TRACK
VILLAGE TRANSPORT
VILLAGE TRANSPORT NETWORK
WEATHER ROAD ACCESS
WEIGHTING SCHEME
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
BASIC ACCESS
BASIC ACCESS ROADS
BASIC ROAD ACCESS
BETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS
CLEAN DRINKING WATER
COMPOSITE MEASURE
COST BENEFIT
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST EFFECTIVE ANALYSIS
COST EFFECTIVENESS
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
DATA AVAILABILITY
DATA COLLECTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISTRICT TRANSPORT MASTER PLANNING PROCESS
EARTH ROADS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC DATA
FOOTBRIDGES
FRAMEWORK
GRAVEL
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
INCOME
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW VOLUME RURAL ROAD
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
MONETARY TERMS
MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS
PARTICIPATORY PLANNING
PATH
PATHS
POLICY MAKERS
POOR
POOR DISTRICTS
POOR PERSON
POOR RURAL DWELLERS
POPULATION GROUPS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY CRITERIA
POVERTY REDUCTION
PUBLIC RESOURCES
QUANTITATIVE DATA
RATE OF RETURN
ROAD AXIS
ROAD CLASS
ROAD ENGINEERING
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD QUALITY
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROUGHNESS
ROUTES
RURAL
RURAL ACCESS
RURAL ACCESS PROJECT
RURAL ACCESS ROADS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL BASIC ACCESS ROAD
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ROAD SYSTEMS
RURAL ROADS
RURAL TRANSPORT
RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
SAVINGS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL IMPACTS
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SPEED
SPOT IMPROVEMENT
TARGETING
TERRAIN
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC LEVEL
TRAFFIC LEVELS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT ECONOMICS
TRANSPORT PROJECTS
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRIPS
VEHICLE OPERATING
VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
VEHICLES
VILLAGE TRACK
VILLAGE TRANSPORT
VILLAGE TRANSPORT NETWORK
WEATHER ROAD ACCESS
WEIGHTING SCHEME
Mackie, Peter
Nellthorp, John
Laird, James
Where to Use Cost Effectiveness Techniques Rather Than Cost Benefit Analysis
relation Transport Notes Series; No. TRN 9
description Cost Benefit Analysis, and the measures of economic performance that can be derived from it (see Note 6: When and How to Use NPV, IRR and Adjusted IRR), is the preferred method for demonstrating the economic justification of transport investments. Such an approach, however, relies on the ability to be able to measure costs and benefits in monetary terms (see Note 5: Framework), which renders it problematic for projects where the majority of benefits cannot be readily monetised. Such a project could be a Low Volume Rural Road (see Note 21: Low Volume Rural Roads). In such situations consideration should be given to the use of measures derived from cost effectiveness or weighted cost effectiveness (also known as Multi Criteria Analysis) techniques as the basis for the decision regarding whether to invest or not. Cost effectiveness techniques are also a very useful tool for project screening or ranking. Such a screening process ensures that projects that are subjected to a more detailed analysis (including cost benefit analysis) are those that best fit with the objectives of the investment (e.g. poverty alleviation). Section 1 of this note outlines the situations in which cost effectiveness techniques should be used, whilst Section 2 describes the two main types of approaches. Section 3 discusses the issue of economic viability and cost effectiveness whilst Section 4 presents a summary of recommendations.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Mackie, Peter
Nellthorp, John
Laird, James
author_facet Mackie, Peter
Nellthorp, John
Laird, James
author_sort Mackie, Peter
title Where to Use Cost Effectiveness Techniques Rather Than Cost Benefit Analysis
title_short Where to Use Cost Effectiveness Techniques Rather Than Cost Benefit Analysis
title_full Where to Use Cost Effectiveness Techniques Rather Than Cost Benefit Analysis
title_fullStr Where to Use Cost Effectiveness Techniques Rather Than Cost Benefit Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Where to Use Cost Effectiveness Techniques Rather Than Cost Benefit Analysis
title_sort where to use cost effectiveness techniques rather than cost benefit analysis
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6374272/use-cost-effectiveness-techniques-rather-cost-benefit-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11795
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