2: Cost-Effectiveness

Use comparative cost-effectiveness data to allocate resources

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Using comparative cost-effectiveness data to allocate resources. Through the Pew Charitable Trust's Results First initiative, a dozen States are currently adopting a model developed by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) that ranks programs based on the evidence of their return on investment. Once evidence-based programs have been identified, such an analysis can improve agency resource allocation and inform public understanding. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are working together to incorporate evidence about the cost-effectiveness of different pollution control strategies in the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort.

Stakeholder(s):

• Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP)


• Pew Charitable Trust


• Environmental Protection Agency


• U.S. Department of Agriculture

Objective(s):

2.1: Research

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