Evidence-based Decisions and Economics: Health Care, Social Welfare, Education and Criminal Justice

Since publication of the first edition Evidence-based health economics book, there have been significant advances in thetheory, methods and practice of both economic evaluation based on systematic review and research synthesis methods, and, conversely, systematic review and research synthesis utilising published (and unpublished) economic evaluation studies. These developments have encompassed social care, education and criminal justice research as well as health care, and whilst some features of methodology are distinctive to each of these applied fields, many core methodological challenges and potential solutions are common across policy and practice settings, particularly given the increasing demand for cross-sectoral evaluation (e.g. evaluation of a mental health intervention with potential health, social care and criminal justice outcomes). This new edition describes the current state-of-the-art in methods at the interface of systematic review, research synthesis and economic evaluation within and across the health, social care, education and criminal justice fields. It evaluates the case for evidence-based principles in economic evaluation using case studies and illustrative examplesthroughout, making the information understandable and relevant in practice.