Cost-Benefit Analysis
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
- Understand the fundamental principles of cost-benefit analysis
- Apply practical tools, using Excel
- Integrate quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Evaluate application cases
- Develop risk and sensitivity analysis skills
- Apply practical tools, using Excel
- Integrate quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Evaluate application cases
- Develop risk and sensitivity analysis skills
Expected learning outcomes
- Ability to read CBA reports in the European context
- Ability to set up the main phases and identify the necessary data, as well as the techniques for processing it, in order to set up a CBA for a public project
- Ability to set up the main phases and identify the necessary data, as well as the techniques for processing it, in order to set up a CBA for a public project
Lesson period: First trimester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First trimester
Course syllabus
Teoria e pratica dell'ACB nel contesto europeo
- Progetti di investimento e politiche pubbliche
- L'analisi costi e benefici: logica, caratteristiche e fasi
- L'analisi di fattibilità
- L'analisi finanziaria
- L'analisi economica
- L'analisi del rischio
Analisi multicriteri (cenni)
NOTA: il programma e la bibliografia definitivi saranno caricato sulla pagina del corso a inizio lezioni
- Progetti di investimento e politiche pubbliche
- L'analisi costi e benefici: logica, caratteristiche e fasi
- L'analisi di fattibilità
- L'analisi finanziaria
- L'analisi economica
- L'analisi del rischio
Analisi multicriteri (cenni)
NOTA: il programma e la bibliografia definitivi saranno caricato sulla pagina del corso a inizio lezioni
Prerequisites for admission
Basic concepts of public economics
Teaching methods
Lessons, exercises, course work by students
Teaching Resources
· Guida all'analisi costi-benefici dei progetti d'investimento. Strumento di valutazione economica per la politica di coesione 2014-2020
· European Commission (2021). Economic Appraisal Vademecum 2021-2027- General Principles and Sector Applications (https://jaspers.eib.org/knowledge/publications/economic-appraisal-vademecum-2021-2027-general-principles-and-sector-applications )
· Slides
NOTE: The final syllabus and bibliography will be uploaded to the course page at the beginning of the course.
· European Commission (2021). Economic Appraisal Vademecum 2021-2027- General Principles and Sector Applications (https://jaspers.eib.org/knowledge/publications/economic-appraisal-vademecum-2021-2027-general-principles-and-sector-applications )
· Slides
NOTE: The final syllabus and bibliography will be uploaded to the course page at the beginning of the course.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Projects and final exam
SECS-P/03 - PUBLIC ECONOMICS - University credits: 6
: 6 hours
: 14 hours
Lessons: 20 hours
: 14 hours
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Del Bo Chiara Fernanda Maria
Professor(s)