Family Planning Prospects in Less-Developed Countries, and a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Various Alternatives

1970 ◽  
Vol 80 (317) ◽  
pp. 58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian L. Simon
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Less Developed Countries ◽  
Benefit Analysis

scholarly journals Project Selection and the Equity Objective: The Use of Social Analysis

1979 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-163
Author(s):  
John Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Social Cost ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Simple Approach ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
The Third ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
Recent Developments

Recent developments in the methodology of social cost -benefit analysis (SCBA) have centred on the use of weights to revalue the income flows created by projects. These developments reflect the increased concern expressed by many governments in the less developed countries (LDCs) about the problems of the lowest income groups, and are an attempt to show how the objective of greater equity in income distribution can be incorporated, in addition to other more conventional objectives, in the appraisal of projects. 1ltis paper discusses the use of income weights in the light of the results of a more detailed study on SCBA in Pakistan by the author [I]. The paper is divided into three sections: the first analyses the different ways in which a weighting system can be incorporated into the appraisal of projects; the second discusses the problem of obtaining values for these weights and suggests a relatively simple approach which can be applied in Pakistan; and, finally, the third section discusses the practical significance of such procedures for decision -taking in the LDCs.

Subsidizing Vocational Training for Disadvantaged Youth in Colombia: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orazio Attanasio ◽  
Adriana Kugler ◽  
Costas Meghir
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Disadvantaged Youth ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Impact

This paper evaluates the impact of a randomized training program for disadvantaged youth introduced in Colombia in 2005. This randomized trial offers a unique opportunity to examine the impact of training in a middle income country. We use originally collected data on individuals randomly offered and not offered training. The program raises earnings and employment for women. Women offered training earn 19.6 percent more and have a 0.068 higher probability of paid employment than those not offered training, mainly in formal-sector jobs. Cost-benefit analysis of these results suggests that the program generates much larger net gains than those found in developed countries. (JEL I28, J13, J24, O15)

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