The Business Edge

Cost-Benefit Analysis: Expressing a Sustainable Spirit

January 13, 2020 Feliciano School of Business Season 2 Episode 5
The Business Edge
Cost-Benefit Analysis: Expressing a Sustainable Spirit
Show Notes

In his new podcast series titled, The Future of Financing Freedom, Dr. David Axelrod, Instructional Specialist in the Department of Economics at the Feliciano School of Business at Montclair State University, considers the relationships between the concepts of finance, future and freedom in addition to presenting policy proposals based on these insights.

When it comes to financing critical projects, the economic mind will consider the costs and benefits involved. In this episode we discuss some of the surprising technicalities of CBA with Dr. Alex Heil, chief economist of the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey. The deep connections between discounting the future, and societal values and freedom are explored.