Cost Benefit Analysis and Dementia: New Interventions

Robert J. Brent is a professor of economics at Fordham University. His area of specialization is Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBAs) and he has written six textbooks and published over three dozen articles on the subject related to health, mental health, transport, education, and agriculture, covering both developed and developing countries. He will talk about his research on CBAs of dementia interventions that reduce symptoms rather than brain pathology. This will be applied to recent CBA interventions, which include years of education Medicare eligibility, hearing aids, and corrective lenses.