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Belfield, Clive R.; Bowden, A. Brooks; Rodriguez, Viviana – American Journal of Evaluation, 2019
Benefit-cost analysis is an important part of regulatory decision-making, yet there are questions as to how often and how well it is performed. Here we examine 28 Regulatory Impact Assessments performed by the federal government on education regulations since 2006. We find many Regulatory Impact Assessments estimated costs, albeit using informal…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Outcome Measures, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Regulation
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Belfield, Clive R.; Nores, Milagros; Barnett, Steve; Schweinhart, Lawrence – Journal of Human Resources, 2006
This paper presents an updated cost-benefit analysis of the High/Scope Perry preschool Program, using data on individuals aged 40. Children were randomly assigned to a treatment or control group. Program costs are compared against treatment impacts on educational resources, earnings, criminal activity, and welfare receipt. Net present values are…
Descriptors: Program Costs, Preschool Education, Educational Resources, Control Groups
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Nores, Milagros; Belfield, Clive R.; Barnett, W. Steven; Schweinhart, Lawrence – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2005
This article derives an updated cost-benefit ratio for the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program, an intensive preschool intervention delivered during the 1960s to at-risk children in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Because children were randomly assigned to the program or a control group, differences in outcomes are probably attributable to program status.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, At Risk Persons, Public Policy, Control Groups