ECON346-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Economics Cost-Benefit Analysis

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

This course provides you with the conceptual foundations and practical knowledge you will need to read and understand CBA reports, conduct a CBA, and to be a thoughtful consumer of policy research. An important part of the course is learning different economic methods to calculate and then estimate values of costs and benefits. The course draws on a mixture of economic theory and real-life case studies to examine both the theoretical and practical issues involved in CBA. Students also learn about the method of cultural impact assessment and its relationship to cost-benefit analysis.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 A4 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 12:00 - 13:00 A8 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 10:00 Jack Erskine 446
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 E13
2 Mar - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
02 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 Rehua 429
2 Mar - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
03 Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00 Rehua 429
2 Mar - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Course Coordinator

Philip Gunby

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignment 10%
CBA project ex-post analysis 25%
Tutorial discussion participation 15%
Final Exam 50%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,003.00

International fee $4,538.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

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