A narrative account of the symposium proceedings. (DAG)

Presents cost benefit analysis as an alternative argument to use in requests for program funding. (SB)

First in a series of articles on how to lower costs by curbing unauthorized or excessive use of office copiers. (Author/MLF)

Economic analysis can help us understand the kinds of costs and benefits that might result from viable approaches that have been arrived at by policy analysis. (Author/IRT)

Describes variations in case management approaches based on a national evaluation of Medicaid 1115 and Medicare 222 community-based care demonstrations. Presents the costs of producing case management services for selected programs. Less professionalization and less specialization of case management functions are associated with lower service…

Current trends in park maintenance are overviewed, including maintenance impact statements, avoidance of cost through efficient use and national resource conservation, horticultural accomplishments that influence maintenance management, and vandalism prevention. (CB)

A study looked at inservice practices in clinical laboratories and at managers' perceptions of the impact and cost effectiveness of those activities. Findings indicate that most do not have an inservice budget and that new employee orientation, policy and procedure discussion, and instrumentation instruction are most effective. (JOW)

The Reagan administration's successful effort to disband the Office of Noise Abatement and Control, which focused on transportation equipment, at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is discussed. It is demonstrated that a cost-benefit analysis and politics combined to help the administration's attempt succeed. (TJH)

A Pennsylvania school district faced an immediate need for additional classroom space at a high school. In seven months, a module containing four relocatable classrooms was installed and is considered an attractive addition to the school campus. (MLF)

This description of an electronic bulletin board used by the Wisconsin Interlibrary Services network to process requests covers hardware, software, costs, advantages of the system, operation, training, maintenance, and problems encountered. (MES)

Review of literature concerning effectiveness and cost of geriatric day hospitals revealed many descriptive studies and four randomized control studies. Of four studies, one demonstrated credible improvement in physical and emotional function in day hospital versus conventional care control group. Three randomized studies in which costs were…

Two specific purpose, special education programs serving severely developmentally disabled children and youth in Australia are examined in light of three evaluation studies. The paper concludes that such specifically targeted funds can result in a systems impact beyond what could be predicted from the relatively modest fund allocation. (Author/DB)

Asserts that previous studies have adopted a methodology that consistently underestimates the true earnings gains for a significant percentage of vocational rehabilitation (VR) clients. Describes the nature of this methodological bias and suggests an alternative procedure to improve estimating benefits to clients from VR services (Author/ABB)

Replicated Mark Richmond's (1972) National Council on Crime and Delinquency Survey, "Measuring the Cost of Correctional Services." Followed three hypothetical offenders in metropolitan areas of Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Actual unit-cost per day data were received from each correctinal agency, rather than using national averages…

Relying heavily on equations and tabular data, this paper analyzes the educational cost functions of primary and secondary schooling levels in Latin America. Economies of scale are found for both levels in Bolivian and Paraguayan urban schools; schools combining primary and secondary school services are shown to be less cost effective. (23…