Cost-benefit analysis
Alternative labels
Value proposition
Evaluation
Boarding: investing in outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
An independent analysis of the existing investment in support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students attending boarding. This evaluation aims to improve understanding of the benefits and impacts of the existing investment in boarding provision.
Report
Dam bad ideas – the lack of economic evidence for dam building in Australia
This paper argues that while dams have come to perform an important symbolic function in Australian politics, there is no evidence that their economic function is proportionate to their cost.
Working paper
Cost-benefit analysis: then and now
This paper describes and analyses the evolution of cost-benefit analysis to the present day.
Report
Digital trade is the way forward for New Zealand
This report provides a preliminary estimate of the costs and benefits of deploying digital trade products and processes for New Zealand.
Evaluation
Try, test and learn evaluation
The Try, Test and Learn (TTL) Fund, established in 2016, trialled innovative approaches to reduce long-term welfare dependence among at-risk groups. The evaluation found the TTL fund was an appropriate model for generating insights into effective support methods. While short-term impacts were limited, the Fund is expected to effectively help vulnerable groups build capacity, overcome...