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Cost-Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice
- A. Boardman, D. Greenberg, A. Vining, D. Weimer
- Economics
- 26 January 1996
Part I: Overview 1. Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis 2. Conceptual Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis Part II: Fundamentals of Cost-Benefit Analysis 3. Basic Microeconomic Foundations of… Expand
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Ownership and Performance in Competitive Environments: A Comparison of the Performance of Private, Mixed, and State-Owned Enterprises
- A. Boardman, A. Vining
- Economics
- The Journal of Law and Economics
- 1 April 1989
THE property rights theory of the firm suggests that public enterprises should perform less efficiently and less profitably than private enterprises. However, the existing empirical evidence actually… Expand
“Just give me a number!” Practical values for the social discount rate
- M. Moore, A. Boardman, A. Vining, D. Weimer, D. Greenberg
- Economics
- 1 September 2004
A major reason the quality of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) varies widely is inconsistent use of the social discount rate (SDR). This article offers guidance about the choice of the SDR. Namely, we… Expand
Policy analysis : concepts and practice
I. INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS. 1. Preview: The Canadian Salmon Fishery. 2. What Is Policy Analysis? 3. Toward Professional Ethics. II. CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS FOR PROBLEM ANALYSIS. 4.… Expand
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Cost-Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice, 3rd Edition
- A. Boardman, D. Greenberg, A. Vining, D. Weimer
- Medicine
- 2006
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A conceptual framework for understanding the outsourcing decision
- A. Vining, S. Globerman
- Business
- 1 December 1999
Outsourcing is an increasingly important initiative being pursued by corporations in North America and Europe in pursuit of improved efficiency. This paper provides a conceptual framework to assist… Expand
Ownership versus competition: Efficiency in public enterprise
- A. Vining, A. Boardman
- Economics
- 1 March 1992
ConclusionCertainly the introduction of product market competition into potentially competitive or, at least contestable, markets can improve performance. To take just one example, Morrison and… Expand
Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice, 4th Edition
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Public—Private Partnerships
- A. Vining, A. Boardman
- Economics
- 1 October 2008
This article provides eight rules for government concerning the administration of public—private partnerships (P3s). The basis for these rules draws on transaction cost economics. First, however, the… Expand
Public‐private partnerships in Canada: Theory and evidence
- A. Vining, A. Boardman
- Political Science
- 1 March 2008
Abstract: This article develops some theory on and examines the implementation and performance of Canadian public-private partnerships (P3s). It focuses primarily on infrastructure projects and… Expand