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Some economists say not all SDGs created equal: applying cost-benefit analysis to the proposed SDGs

January 8, 2015

This piece in the Sydney Morning Herald discusses the work of the Copenhagen Consensus, a think tank of 32 economists who have analyzed the proposed SDGs in a cost-benefit analysis. Apparently, not all SDGs are created equal in that some are much more likely to provide adequate bang-for-the-buck.  Very thought-provoking.  

 

 

 

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