Policy Cost-Benefit Analysis
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Conduct a cost-benefit analysis for a real government, NGO, or institutional decision — named and documentable, not a hypothetical scenario. Document your assumptions, discount rate choice, sensitivity analysis, and conclusions. Proof is the CBA document plus a written review by an economist or policy practitioner who challenges at least one benefit categorisation, cost estimate, or key assumption — your written response to their critique, engaging with each specific point raised, is a required part of the proof artifact.
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Select a real documented policy question where multiple options are under genuine consideration — an infrastructure investment, a public health intervention, an environmental regulation, or a social programme — from a government consultation document, a published policy review, or a think-tank policy paper. Define the cost-benefit analysis framework: the scope of the analysis (whose costs and benefits are included), the time horizon, the discount rate and its justification, and at least three policy options to compare including a 'do nothing' baseline.
Proof required
CBA framework document (500+ words) identifying the real policy question with its source, defining the scope (whose costs/benefits included), time horizon, discount rate with justification, and at least three policy options including a do-nothing baseline.
What gets checked
- Policy question is from a real documented source — not invented
- Discount rate is stated with a specific justification — not just 'I used 3.5%'
- At least three options including a do-nothing baseline are defined with enough specificity to be costed