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Moving forward
- Price/ cost data is hard to obtain
- Proprietary
- Heterogeneous
- Better data could help researchers
- May not be needed for other users
- They know the prices they are quoted
- Dynamic issues may be important
- Cheaper now, more expensive later
- Identify longer run costs (and outcomes)
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