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New Journal Explores Benefits, Costs of Government Programs

Published August 3, 2010

The new academic Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis examines whether government programs improve the well-being of society. It was published by the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis with support from MacArthur.

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Grantee Profile: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Department of Economics

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Assessing the Effect of Social Benefits

The December 2012 issue of the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis (JBCA) explores whether government programs that benefit individuals improve the broader well-being of society. Read More