Links to Economic Analysis

Manuals

The Policy Analysis Matrix in Agricultural Projects by Eric A. Monke and Scott R. Pearson. Includes a comprehensive chapter on Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects from Gittinger. Slides from lectures on the Policy Analysis Matrix are also available, and also a computer tutorial to track closely the PAM book.

Economic and Financial Assessment. Part of Agricultural Project Planning Handbook from Tanzania by David Howlett and Joseph Nagu.

Computer Software to Support Economic Analysis

Investment Centre of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Links to useful publications and technical manuals, project experience, etc.

Use of Economic Analyses in Natural Resources Projects

Cost-Benefit Analysis and Environmental Decision Making: An Overview Essay (with hypertext links), is to help policy and decision makers better understand the role which cost-benefit analysis can play in helping them fulfill their decision making responsibilities.

Critiques of Cost-Benefit Analysis by Dave Iverson of Eco-Watch Dialogues; 6/8/99. A summary of critiques of cost benefit analysis from an environmental perspective.

Methods for environmental cost-benefit analysis for agricultural lending. Part of Banking for the Environment, by W. M. Gudger and D. C. Barker, published by the FAO.