2013 · VOLUME 4 · ISSUE 2 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Scott Farrow, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA ASSOCIATE EDITORS Joseph Cordes, George Washington University, USA Lynn Karoly, RAND Corporation, USA David Salkever, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA MANAGING EDITOR Mary Kokoski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA JOURNAL OF BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2194588800000555 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. Carnegie Mellon University, on 06 Apr 2021 at 00:36:58, subject to the Cambridge Core terms https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms https://doi.org/10.1017/S2194588800000555 https://www.cambridge.org/core Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis (JBCA) seeks to improve the analytical practice of benefit-cost analysis and to expand scholarly knowledge. Its scope includes topics in social policy such as education, crime, poverty, and employment; as well as in environment, health, energy, natural hazards, terrorism, defense, and other areas to which benefit-cost analysis and related tools can be applied. Articles that skillfully apply benefit-cost tools are especially encouraged as are theoretical papers with some link to empirical application. All levels of analysis are sought: international, national, state, regional, and local. Authors focusing on principles and standards, reviews of areas of application, and shorter pieces that demonstrate implementable „skills of the trade“, are also encouraged but they should contact the Editor at JBCA@umbc.edu prior to submission. ABSTRACTED/INDEXED IN EconLit, OCLC: WorldCat, Research Papers in Economics (RePEc). ISSN 2194-5888 · e-ISSN 2152-2812 All information regarding notes for contributors, subscriptions, Open Access, back volumes and orders is available online at http://www.degruyter.com/jbca. RESPONSIBLE EDITOR Scott Farrow, UMBC Department of Economics, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA, Email: JBCA@umbc.edu JOURNAL MANAGER Eike Wannick, De Gruyter, Genthiner Straße 13, 10785 Berlin, Germany. Tel.: +49 (0)30 260 05-376, Fax: +49 (0)30 260 05-250, Email: eike.wannick@degruyter.com RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS Panagiota Herbrand, De Gruyter, Mies-van-der-Rohe- Straße 1, 80807 München, Germany, Tel.: +49 (0)89 769 02 – 394, Fax: +49 (0)89 769 02 – 350, Email: panagiota.herbrand@degruyter.com TYPESETTING Compuscript Ltd, Shannon, Ireland PRINTING Franz X. Stückle Druck und Verlag e.K., Ettenheim © 2013 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin / Boston Printed in Germany of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2194588800000555 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. Carnegie Mellon University, on 06 Apr 2021 at 00:36:58, subject to the Cambridge Core terms https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms https://doi.org/10.1017/S2194588800000555 https://www.cambridge.org/core Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis 2013 | Volume 4 | Issue 2 Contents J. Scott Holladay and Michael Livermore Regional variation, holdouts, and climate treaty negotiations 131 Robert J. Brent A cost-benefit framework for evaluating conditional cash-transfer programs 159 Dan F. Jacoby A cost-benefit analysis: implementing temporary disability insurance in Washington State 181 Henrik Jaldell Cost-benefit analyses of sprinklers in nursing homes for elderly 209 Cass R. Sunstein The value of a statistical life: some clarifications and puzzles 237 of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2194588800000555 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. Carnegie Mellon University, on 06 Apr 2021 at 00:36:58, subject to the Cambridge Core terms https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms https://doi.org/10.1017/S2194588800000555 https://www.cambridge.org/core