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NASA's new research reframes orbital debris as a financial risk, quantifying the economic impact of collisions and mission ...

The Biden Administration is revising the rules for how agencies conduct cost-benefit analyses, and some CBA experts have expressed concerns. Earlier this year, President Biden issued an Executive ...

If a tree stands in the forest, and there’s no economist around to tabulate its benefits to humans, do those benefits still exist? Critically, the healthier our natural environment, the more — and ...

SAREM seeks to leverage the rising demand for renewable energy and storage technologies to promote industrialisation and ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Under both the Donald Trump and Joe Biden administrations, the U.S. government has had a seemingly unquenchable thirst for national security ...

On November 9, the Office of Management and Budget issued a revised Circular A4 giving agencies guidance on the conduct of cost-benefit analysis. I know it is hard to write a more boring first ...

An analysis that found the proposed Macquarie Point Stadium would deliver bumper returns for the state did not include the ...

The French capital is abuzz as Paris prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. With the opening ceremony just three months away, France is preparing to welcome the world for its sixth-ever ...

A cost-benefit analysis of Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot has found the programme delivered over €100 ...