SBCA thanks the members of the 2026 Program Committee for their leadership in shaping next year’s conference program: Daniel Herrera (Chair), Daniel Acland; Vic Adamowicz; Anna Belova; Glenn Blomquist; Caroline Cecot; Elissa Gentry; Kristina Gogic; Kshama Harpankar; Marc Jeuland; Jamie Leonard;

📒 You may have heard, but it bears repeating: Registration now open for the SBCA 2026 Annual Conference 📒 Registration is now open for the SBCA 2026 Annual Conference, which will take place March 12–13 in Washington, D.C. Learn more and register at buff.ly/oiMzCbC

🚨 Recent Blog Post Alert 🚨 👏 @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social discusses the "Ethics and Benefit-Cost Analysis" special issue of the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis 👉 Read the blog at buff.ly/LqFcDEw

Meet our keynote speaker: Solomon Hsiang 2026 Annual Conference March 12-13, 2026 | Washington, DC buff.ly/b2lwnQv

Meet our keynote speaker: @amitabhchandra.bsky.social 2026 Annual Conference March 12-13, 2026 | Washington, DC buff.ly/9UA9LGZ

Meet our presenters: Christian Vossler Nonmarket Valuation | SBCA April Professional Workshop April 16-17, 2026 | Online via Zoom buff.ly/BOCCPOt

Meet our presenters: Daniel Phaneuf Nonmarket Valuation | SBCA April Professional Workshop April 16-17, 2026 | Online via Zoom buff.ly/yYy0Eo4 Professor Phaneuf is an environmental and resource economist whose research is focused on the U.S.

Meet our presenter: Professor David Weimer David L. Weimer is Edwin E. Witte Professor of Political Economy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His recent research addresses health policy and governance.

Meet our presenter: Professor Glenn Blomquist Glenn C. Blomquist is Carl F. Pollard Professor Emeritus of Health Economics and Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Kentucky.

Looking for a professional development opportunity in February? Ever wondered what benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is? Join Glenn Blomquist and David Weimer to learn the basics of BCA!

We wish you and yours a Happy Thinksgiving! May the benefits of your gathering outweigh the travel costs! 🦃

Καλώς ήρθατε, φίλοι!

Sharing an article of potential insterest to members: Maximizing the cost-effectiveness of relief prepositioning inventory and funding assurance strategy by integrating stockpiles, supply contract, and insurance

📊 According to research by Julian Hwang and Nadiatu Issaka, the total consumer surplus residents of Monongalia County receive from drop-off recycling is $1,317,960 annually.

ICYMI: Deborah Aiken shares her thoughts on government reform and the role of benefit-cost analysis. buff.ly/bIORsqq

Just a reminder: registration for the upcoming professional development workshop (and all workshops) is free for student members! Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET buff.ly/063ep8G

We are pleased to have Elissa Gentry presenting at our November professional development workshop! Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET buff.ly/063ep8G

We are pleased to have Jonathan Wiener presenting at our November professional development workshop! Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET buff.ly/063ep8G

We are pleased to have W. Kip Viscusi presenting at our November professional development workshop! Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET buff.ly/063ep8G

Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law SBCA Professional Development Workshop November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET buff.ly/063ep8G Meet our presenter Cary Coglianese.

Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law SBCA Professional Development Workshop November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET buff.ly/CT896Cs Meet our presenter Caroline Cecot. Caroline Cecot is a Professor of Law at the George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School.

Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law SBCA Professional Development Workshop November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET buff.ly/063ep8G Meet our presenter Susan Dudley.

🚨 💲 DISCOUNT ALERT 💲 🚨 Not only is there time to register for our upcoming workshop on Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law, there are three significant discounts available if you register by Monday (November 10):

Sharing some more presentations at #2025APPAM that are BCA-related: Saturday, November 15, 3:30 to 5:00pm There is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: School Meals, Pandemic Recovery, and Fiscal Substitution Garrison Pollard, University of Florida buff.ly/qRgGVWV

Members! 🚨 Voting for Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, and three Director positions ends tomorrow (Nov 2) night! 🚨

Sharing an event that may be of interest to members: Reflections on U.S. Environmental Policy Nov 3 | 12-1:15pm ET | Online & In-Person | Free, RSVP Required

🚨 Deadline Tomorrow (October 31) 🚨 If you know someone who has made important contributions to the field of benefit-cost analysis, please consider submitting a nomination them for one of the following two SBCA awards:

Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law Nov. 18 and 21 | 11 a.m.–2 p.m. ET Recent Supreme Court decisions, including Loper Bright and the revived major questions doctrine, have reshaped how benefit-cost analysis is used in regulation and judicial review.

Join us in Tampa in less than one month for three SBCA-organized sessions at the SEA 95th Annual Meeting. 2.B.12. Tobacco Regulation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Sunday | 10:00 am-11:45 am buff.ly/RzeKllS

Join us in Tampa in less than one month for three SBCA-organized sessions at the SEA 95th Annual Meeting. 2.A.12. Valuation of Health Risks Sunday | 8:00 am-9:45 am buff.ly/T4mSxNh

Join us in Tampa in one month for three SBCA-organized sessions at the SEA 95th Annual Meeting. 1.D.36. Developments in Federal Regulation, Deregulation, and Regulatory Analysis Saturday | 3:00 pm-4:45 pm buff.ly/Kb5hScb

SBCA 2026 Board Elections Now Open Elections for the 2026 Board of Directors open Monday, Oct. 20. Members will receive an email with a link to the online ballot.

Early Registration Extended — Save Up to $60! Early registration for the SBCA 2025 European Conference has been extended! Register by October 20 to lock in discounted rates and save up to $60.

Sharing some more presentations at #2025APPAM that are BCA-related: Thursday, November 13, 1:45 to 3:15pm Do Free Phone Calls Reduce Jail Time? Jake Anderson, University of California - Los Angeles

Sharing some more presentations at #2025APPAM that are BCA-related: Saturday, November 15, 3:30 to 5:00pm Justice for all? The Impact of Legal Aid in India Nitin Kumar Bharti, New York University buff.ly/wQRPvAU

Meet our keynote speaker: Anna Alberini will be speaking about The Benefits and Costs of Energy Assistance and Special Energy Pricing Programs Professor Alberini received her PhD in economics from UC San Diego.

Less than one week until our workshop on Animal Welfare and Benefit Cost Analysis! Register at buff.ly/G9q0Tk2

Meet our first keynote speaker: Anastasios Xepapadeas

Register Today for the SBCA 2025 European Conference! The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) is an international group of practitioners, academics, and others who are working to improve the theory and application of the tools of benefit-cost analysis (BCA).

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.