In this report, La Follette students conduct a cost-benefit analysis on switching from cesium-chloride to x-ray blood irradiators.
Cost-Benefit Analysis Reports
In the Cost-Benefit Analysis course (PA 881), students work with real-world clients in the public, non-governmental, and private sectors to conduct a cost-benefit analysis and produce a report.
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A Cost-Benefit Analysis of State Funding for the 988 Crisis Lifeline
In this report, La Follette students conduct a cost-benefit analysis on two funding options for the 988 Wisconsin Lifeline.
Providing Sawyer PointOne Filters in La Moskitia: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students conduct a cost-benefit analysis on the distribution of Sawyer PointOne water filters to the region of La Moskitia, Honduras.
Driving Change: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Expanding Mobile Dentistry in Wisconsin
In this report, La Follette students evaluate the impacts of mobile dentistry in areas of low utilization and with few Medicaid providers.
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Lowering the Elevated Blood Lead Level Threshold for Public Health Intervention in Wisconsin, A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students analyze the costs and benefits of lowering Wisconsin’s state-mandated elevated blood lead levels intervention threshold.
Private Well Water Treatment in Wisconsin: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students evaluate the impacts of funding initiatives on the treatment of private wells in Wisconsin.
Community Forestry in Vulnerable Forest Regions of Nepal: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students analyze the costs and benefits of using community forestry management in Nepal to reverse degradation and promote forest recovery.
Electrifying the City of Madison’s Vehicle Fleet: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students analyze multiple options for the City of Madison to consider in its efforts to achieve a fully electrified vehicle fleet by 2030.
Greater Availability of Public Access AEDs in Milwaukee County: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students estimate the social and fiscal costs and benefits of placing AEDs at bus stops In Milwaukee County.
Increasing Electricity Reliability to Improve Vaccine Storage in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students explore how unreliable electricity impacts vaccine spoilage and health outcomes related to vaccine-preventable diseases in three sub-Saharan countries.