PA 881: Cost-Benefit Analysis is an elective course for second-year master’s degree students at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. The course covers the basic concepts and techniques for estimating the social benefits and social costs of proposed public policies. Students work in teams on projects for clients, contributing to the University of Wisconsin–Madison's outreach mission and to the Wisconsin Idea.
The La Follette School of Public Affairs welcomes public, nonprofit, and private sector organizations to apply to be clients for its Cost-Benefit Analysis course.