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Practical Benefit‐Cost Analysis for Alcoholism Programs
Author(s) -
Rundell O. H.,
Jones R. K.,
Gregory Dick
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1981.tb05351.x
Subject(s) - cost–benefit analysis , computer science , information system , risk analysis (engineering) , service (business) , cost analysis , minor (academic) , operations research , cost–utility analysis , management information systems , management science , engineering , medicine , cost effectiveness , business , ecology , marketing , political science , law , electrical engineering , biology
Benefit‐cost analysis is an economic evaluation methodology which can readily be applied to the analysis of small individual alcoholism programs as well as to large alcoholism service delivery systems. Computational examples are given using information routinely collected at intake and follow‐up by the Oklahoma management information system. Only minor modifications are required for programs using NIAAA's National Alcoholism Program Information System (NAPIS). Suggestions are made for improving the validity of the benefit estimates. The potential information gain through the use of benefit‐cost analysis is demonstrated in worked examples.