Cost Benefit Analysis of Agricultural and Environmental Projects

Education facts

Code: NA0153

Many decisions regarding cost and benefits of different tasks are made in everyday life. For example, a household compares costs and benefits from buying a new environmentally friendly car. The cost benefit tests are also carried out for much larger projects such as changes in national transport systems. Common to most projects is the need for attaching costs and benefits to different items which can be difficult to assess such as the value of life or cost of the risk for future catastrophic events from, e.g., nuclear power works. The purpose of this course is to give theoretical and empirical knowledge on design of cost benefit studies applied mainly on environmentally related projects. After passing the course, the students will - be able to determine whether or not a project is suitable for cost benefit analysis - analyse the concept of social cost - have knowledge on different techniques for cost and benefit estimates - give account of what factors can have dramatic impacts on the estimated cost and benefits - know how to account for intangible costs or benefits of a project - describe the impact of time perspective on the outcome of a project - know how to account for distributional impacts of a project on for example different households and regions - analyse the possibilities and limitations of CBA

Entry requirements

Skills equivalent to 180 credits, including 90 credits in economics. Skills equivalent to English B from upper secondary school.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Cost Benefit Analysis of Agricultural and Environmental Projects

  Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

  Uppsala

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 1 November 2026

  Pace of study: 50 %