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A Better Metric for the Value of a Worker Training Program

Harvard Business Review

Conducting an accurate cost-benefit analysis requires a holistic approach, one that incorporates costs and job placement and also accounts for how participants are doing after they leave the program. We need to adopt something similar to a “total cost of ownership” (TCO) analysis.

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Will the Proposed Banking Settlement Have Unintended Consequences?

Harvard Business Review

Such a settlement must be carefully crafted if it is to avoid making the housing markets worse. An important part of that task is facing the true costs and consequences of a major new principal reduction program. As with any proposed regulation, the settlement should be subjected to a rigorous cost-benefit analysis.

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