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Business Economics Vol. 44, No. 3 National Association for Business Economics Economics at Work I joined FEMA in November BCA and cost-effectiveness An Economist’s Role 3, 2004. The impact study that I analysis are different, we use the in Disaster Mitigation wrote prepared me to lead the term, ‘‘cost-effective,’’ to mean at FEMA BCA work for the mitigation the benefits of a project are at branch at the Florida Recovery least as great as the costs. Keith Burbank is a hazard Office. My training in Economics Additionally, the code of federal performance analyst at FEMA’s also helped because I was able to regulations (CFR) that governs Florida Recovery Office. understand, interpret, and apply the HMGP, the 44CFR, requires economic theory inherent in projects be cost-effective. Business Economics (2009) 44, BCA. I discuss the theories that There are two reasons for 177–181. doi:10.1057/be.2009.17 FEMA uses in BCA below. conducting BCA, according to My work includes teaching, OMB Circular A-94: cost-saving guiding, advising, reviewing, and and market failure. As FEMA leading others, including senior pays local governments for the conomists played their first management and outside con- repair of their buildings and E role in disaster mitigation sultants. In the following
Business Economics – Springer Journals
Published: Jul 1, 2009
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