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.
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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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.
Transitioning to Induction Stoves in Michigan: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students examine the impacts on health and other factors if Michigan residents converted gas and electric stoves to induction ranges.
Eliminating Wisconsin’s Driver’s License Suspension Policy for Failure to Pay Forfeitures: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students evaluate the economic effects of eliminating Wisconsin’s policy of suspending driver’s licenses for nonpayment of legal financial obligations.