Very interesting, thanks. The underlying study is especially good. https://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/sites/childrenssafetynetwork.org/fil… I concur that such analyses are difficult and fraught. Logically reasonable economic actions are hemmed in, for example, by legalities, which use a very difficult form of logic. For example, in an economically perfect world, which does not exist, guns would be severely restricted in the US. Marc Brenman mbrenman001(a)comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Hartell" <ahartell(a)gmail.com> To: "TRB Health and Transportation" <h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 3:01:25 AM Subject: [H+T--Friends] Short piece on the use of ROI in public health Snippet: 'The use of ROI analysis in public health has grown substantially over recent years. Given its potential to influence decisions on how to invest resources, it is important to understand the pros and cons of using ROI to understand the cost effectiveness of public health programs. ROI can be used to make the economic case for why a program may be worth funding, and capture some of the bigger picture effects a program may have. For example, will a program lead to increased tax revenue for the state? ROI analysis may also be useful for comparing the economic impact that different programs may have on state budgets, but a word of caution: ROI needs to be approached carefully.' Link: http://www.ncsl.org/blog/2016/06/08/putting-evidence-to-work-in-state-decis… ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ann Hartell Doctoral Candidate Institute for Multi-Level Governance and Development Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien/Vienna University of Economics and Business https://www.wu.ac.at/en/mlgd/ Personal: annhartell.com Email: ahartell(a)gmail.com _______________________________________________ H+T--Friends mailing list H+T--Friends(a)chrispy.net https://www.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends