Weinstein / Bradburd The Robin Hood Rules for Smart Giving

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-231-53524-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Columbia Business School Publishing

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Weinstein, Michael

Bradburd, Ralph

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Non-Profit-Organisationen, Verbände
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaft: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Overview of Relentless Monetization
2. Translating Mission Into Mission-Relevant Outcomes
3. Basics of Monetizing Outcomes
4. Those Pesky Counterfactuals
5. The Meaning of Present Discounted Values
6. Examples of Metrics by Outcome
7. Examples of Metrics by Grant: Multi-Outcome Interventions
8. Completing the Analytical Traverse: Small-Bore Benefit/Cost Analysis
9. Key Generalities: Q&A
10. Six Purposes
11. Prominent Metrics Systems
12. Reflections on Risk
13. Conclusion
Appendix A: Counterfactual Complications: Shared Responsibility
Appendix B: Choices Between More and Less Risky Initiatives
Appendix C: Calculating a Program's Expected Well-being Impact
Notes
Index

Leseproben

Read the chapter "Overview of Relentless Monetization" (to view in full screen, click on icon in bottom right-hand corner)

Über Autor(innen)

Michael M. Weinstein is the senior vice president of The Robin Hood Foundation and holds a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He served on the editorial board of The New York Times and as its economics columnist during the 1990s. He was the founding director of the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies while holding the Paul A. Volcker Chair in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is president and founder of W.A.D. Financial Counseling, Inc., a nonprofit foundation providing free financial counseling to poor families.

Ralph M. Bradburd is professor of economics and the David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy at Williams College. He has served as a consultant for international organizations such as the World Bank and USAID, HHS, the Federal Trade Commission, other U.S. federal and state-level government agencies, and the nonprofit Robin Hood Foundation. He is the incoming chair of the Environmental Studies Program at Williams College.