Less Than Two Weeks Left! Submit Your Abstract for SBCA 2026 Annual Conference by October 15 Conference Dates: March 12–13, 2026 Location: George Washington University Student Center, Washington, D.C. Get Started: Submit Your Abstract Now At buff.ly/0UOfDdw

Sharing some more presentations at hashtag#2025APPAM that are BCA-related: Thursday, November 13, 10:15 to 11:45am A Cat-and-Mouse Game at Sea: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the EU ETS on Maritime Shipping Hao He and Haoqi Qian, Fudan University buff.ly/BSMwbay

Join this free, online panel moderated by Shardul Agrawala, Head of the Environment and Economy Integration Division in the OECD - OCDE Environment Directorate. Oct 1 | Online | 9-10am ET | Free Register at buff.ly/nD3RAmj

Highlighting some more BCA-related presentations at hashtag#2025APPAM: Broadening Family Education and Income Policy through a Long-Term Research-Practice Partnership in Two-Generation Approaches Teresa Eckrich Sommer Thursday, November 13, 3:30 to 5:00pm

Check out the panel, Environmental Policies at Different Scales, With Overlaps and Confounds: Analytic Solutions?, for BCA-related topics! Saturday, November 15, 1:45 to 3:15pm William Scott Tatyana Ruseva Binish Rijal hashtag#2025APPAM

Sharing some more presentations at #2025APPAM that are BCA-related: Saturday, November 15, 1:45 to 3:15pm

Check out Dan Acland's work on new methodologies for distributional weighting in benefit-cost analysis! Friday, November 14, 1:45 to 3:15pm hashtag#2025APPAM buff.ly/pNVzwCR

October SBCA Workshop Integrating Animal Welfare Into Benefit-Cost Analysis Register for SBCA’s Professional Development Workshop: Animal Welfare and Benefit Cost Analysis, happening online via Zoom, October 16 &17, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET.

The abstract submission deadline for the 2025 SBCA European Conference has been extended until this Friday, September 19, 2025. Submit your abstract at buff.ly/FMhyTac

We are now accepting proposals for the 2026 Annual Conference scheduled for March 12-13, 2026, at the George Washington University Student Center in Washington, D.C. This is your opportunity to showcase your research, engage with peers and contribute to the evolving field of benefit-cost analysis.

A huge thank you to our Organizational Affiliates! The support of Organizational Affiliates allows SBCA to function and operate as an independent, non-profit society, which is vital to SBCA playing a leadership role in defining and advancing the field of benefit-cost analysis.

Are you... - teaching a new course this fall - starting a research project - looking for fresh data sources?

Did you hear? Free registration for current student members! That's right...the cost is $0! Animal Welfare and BCA | Oct 16-17, 2025 | 10am - 1:30 pm ET | Live on Zoom buff.ly/g5D4lmG

Meet our presenters for our upcoming Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis workshop in October: Bob Fischer buff.ly/prbFLn9 Bob Fischer is Professor of Philosophy at Texas State University, Senior Researcher at Rethink Priorities, and a director of the Animal Welfare Economics Working Group.

Toulouse School of Economics–SBCA European Webinar Sept. 22 | 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | Live on Zoom

Meet our presenters for our upcoming Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis workshop in October: @espinosaromain.bsky.social buff.ly/prbFLn9 Romain Espinosa is a French economist working on animal welfare at the National Center for Scientific Research (@cnrs.fr).

SBCA Board Nominations Due Tonight (Aug. 25)! The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) is accepting nominations for Board positions beginning Jan. 1, 2026:

Meet our presenters for our upcoming Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis workshop in October: Bob Fischer buff.ly/prbFLn9 Bob Fischer is Professor of Philosophy at Texas State University, Senior Researcher at Rethink Priorities, and a director of the Animal Welfare Economics Working Group.

Meet our presenters for our upcoming Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis workshop in October: Bob Fischer buff.ly/prbFLn9 Bob Fischer is Professor of Philosophy at Texas State University, Senior Researcher at Rethink Priorities, and a director of the Animal Welfare Economics Working Group.

We’re excited to announce that SBCA is now waiving all workshop fees for current Student members — a new benefit designed to support your professional development!

Submit Your Abstract by September 11 for SBCA Europe 2025! buff.ly/bKIyRW5

Meet our presenters for our upcoming Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis workshop in October: Nicolas Treich Nicolas Treich is a research associate at Toulouse School of Economics and INRAE in Toulouse, France.

Meet our presenters for our upcoming Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis workshop in October: Mark Budolfson

Meet our presenters for our upcoming Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis workshop in October: Nicolas Treich Nicolas Treich is a research associate at Toulouse School of Economics and INRAE in Toulouse, France.

Meet our presenters for our upcoming Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis workshop in October: Mark Budolfson

Meet our presenters for our upcoming Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis workshop in October: Jonathan McFadden buff.ly/iN0upX3 Jonathan McFadden is a Research Economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

Meet our presenters for our upcoming Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis workshop in October: Monica Saavoss buff.ly/iN0upX3 Monica Saavoss is the Deputy Chief of the Economic and Policy Analysis Staff at the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Meet our presenters for our upcoming Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis workshop in October: Nicolas Treich Nicolas Treich is a research associate at Toulouse School of Economics and INRAE in Toulouse, France.

Meet our presenters for our upcoming Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis workshop in October: Mark Budolfson

Recently, an article came out about the importance of cost-benefit analysis. It's nice to be occassionally reminded of the important work that we do.

Despite the rush, uncertainty and the incompleteness of information caused by the COVID pandemic, the government bills should clearly justify why the presented regulation is the preferred alternative.

Ahead of print in the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy: Joseph E. Aldy and W. Kip Viscusi comment on mortality risk reductions and Circular A-4. buff.ly/O2ebyKg

Update Your Member Profile Help us strengthen connections across the SBCA community by updating your member profile: Log in to your SBCA account and add your social media handles (LinkedIn, X, Bluesky, and Facebook). Questions? Contact us at [email protected].

Join us next Thursday at noon (ET) to hear @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social (@ctrdecisionscience.bsky.social and @harvardcchange.bsky.social) talk about prospects for U.S. regulatory benefit cost analysis and related guidance. Free | Live on Zoom | Thursday, July 31 | 12pm ET RSVP at buff.ly/U2LbmPL

🚨 Save the Date: SBCA 2025 European Conference in Athens 🚨 The SBCA 2025 European Conference will be held Nov. 27–28, 2025, at the Athens University of Economics and Business in Athens, Greece.

SBCA is offering two specialized virtual workshops this fall, each designed to deepen your understanding of benefit-cost analysis in applied policy contexts. The second of these is Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law. November 18 & 21, 2025 - Online 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET

SBCA is offering two specialized virtual workshops this fall, each designed to deepen your understanding of benefit-cost analysis in applied policy contexts. The first of these is Animal Welfare and Benefit-Cost Analysis. October 16 & 17, 2025 - Online 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET

💸 New: Multi-Year Membership Renewal Option We’re pleased to offer a new, more convenient option for renewing your SBCA membership: you can now renew for three years at a time.

🚨 Call for Volunteers: Join an SBCA Committee🚨 Learn more and complete the volunteer interest form: buff.ly/zEqrYBk

Congratulations to Lexin Cai on receiving the 2025 Jerry Ellig Award for Excellence in Policy Analysis! More about the award and past recipients: buff.ly/AApBhw2

@lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social's research and teaching focus on the conduct of benefit-cost analysis and other forms of economic evaluation. She has led numerous assessments of the costs, benefits, and other impacts of environmental, health, and safety policies and regulations.

WIshing you and yours a Happy Independence Day. 📊Let freedom ring…and let the benefits outweigh the costs!

💡 Gerbert Romijn, Niek Stadhouders, and Johan Polder explore the applicability of an Epi-econ model to isolate the effects of lockdown policies during coronavirus disease 2019 in the Netherlands. buff.ly/mQ1aji5

@lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social's research and teaching focus on the conduct of benefit-cost analysis and other forms of economic evaluation. She has led numerous assessments of the costs, benefits, and other impacts of environmental, health, and safety policies and regulations.

Register for BCA and the Law at buff.ly/Ju2A6Zk November 18 & 21 | Live on Zoom

No, it is not too early to start preparing for the fall rush... Put this workshop on animal welfare and BCA on your list. Oct 16 & 17 | Live on Zoom |

👉 Register now to secure your spot to hear @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social‬ weigh in on the prospects for U.S. regulatory benefit-cost analysis! 📅 Thursday, July 31 @ noon (Eastern) | Free | Virtual | Open to the public 🖥️ Register at

Thank you again to all of our 2024–25 SBCA Volunteers! Are you interested in volunteering next year? We cant't wait to hear from you! buff.ly/xec2fOf Volunteering is a great way to shape the future of the Society while deepening your connections within the benefit-cost analysis community.

SBCA extends sincere thanks to the members who volunteered their time and expertise on the Society's committees: Professional Development Committee Maddalena Ferranna (Chair), Charles Griffiths, Aaron Kearsley, Jason Price, I-Ling Elaine Shen, David Weimer, John Whitehead, Brad Wong

SBCA extends sincere thanks to the members who volunteered their time and expertise on the Society's committees: Awards Committee Henrik Andersson (Chair), Maureen Cropper, James K. Hammitt, Bengt Kriström