Cost-benefit analysis
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We work with our clients to assess whether the benefits of policies and investments outweigh their costs.
Our rigorous and best-practice analysis often includes putting dollar values on 'harder-to-value' biosecurity, safety, and health outcomes.
Latest publications
Rural connectivity: Economic benefits of closing the rural digital divide
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Rural connectivity: Economic benefits of closing the rural digital divide
November 14, 2022
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min read
Eye in the sky: Value of SeaGuardian for fisheries management
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Eye in the sky: Value of SeaGuardian for fisheries management
September 1, 2021
1
min read
Waste levy extension: estimates of extending and raising the levy
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Waste levy extension: estimates of extending and raising the levy
December 10, 2019
1
min read
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Regulation
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