Tag Archive | cost-benefit analysis
Cost-benefit analysis: comparisons of investments in improved water supply and cholera vaccination programs
Jeuland, M, and Whittington, D. (2009) Cost-benefit comparisons of investments in improved water supply and cholera vaccination programs. Vaccine ; vol. 27, no. 23 ; p. 3109-3120. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.02.104 This paper presents the first cost–benefit comparison of improved water supply investments and cholera vaccination programs. Specifically, we compare two water supply interventions – deep wells with […]
Water pipe dreams: water and sewer network costs ofter higher than the benefits
“While we often assume that the benefits of improving water and sanitation systems always outweigh the costs, this is not always true”, say Dale Whittington [photo left] and Bjørn Lomborg [photo right]. New research for Copenhagen Consensus reveals that the full cost of piping water to a household is as high as $80 per month […]
Studies on cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis of water and sanitation interventions
Three studies on cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis have been published in the latest issue of the Journal of Water and Health (each article costs £ 20). The first two are based on earlier work (available for free) published by WHO. Haller, L. ; Hutton, G. and Bartram, J. (2007). Estimating the costs and health benefits […]
