Guiding the Development and Use of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Education

dc.contributor.authorLevin, Henry M
dc.contributor.authorBelfield, Clive R
dc.date2023-05-19T16:16:26.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-12T14:13:08Z
dc.date.available2023-06-12T14:13:08Z
dc.date.issued2014-10-01
dc.date.submitted2023-05-19T08:49:00-07:00
dc.description.abstractCost-effectiveness analysis is rarely used in education. When it is used, it often fails to meet methodological standards, especially with regard to cost measurement. Although there are occasional criticisms of these failings, we believe that it is useful to provide a listing of the more common concerns and how they might be addressed. Based upon both previous projects on the subject and a recent project that attempted to construct cost-effectiveness comparisons from the What Works Clearinghouse of the Institute of Educational Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, we have identified a set of recommendations for practice that should have high priority if we are to construct valid cost-effectiveness comparisons for policy uses when choosing among alternative educational interventions.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/58653
dc.legacy.articleid1051
dc.legacy.fieldstrue
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dc.source.issue76
dc.source.journalCenter for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subject.otherCosts
dc.subject.otherEconomics
dc.subject.otherCost-Effectiveness
dc.subject.otherEconomics
dc.subject.otherEducational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
dc.subject.otherEducation Economics
dc.titleGuiding the Development and Use of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Education
dc.typeArticle
digcom.contributor.authorLevin, Henry M
digcom.contributor.authorBelfield, Clive R
digcom.identifiercbcse/76
digcom.identifier.contextkey35620163
digcom.identifier.submissionpathcbcse/76
digcom.typearticle
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upenn.schoolDepartmentCenterCenter for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education
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