Cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis

Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 141-156

  Belfield, Clive R ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203788684     Document Type: Chapter

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