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The Choice of Discount Rates for Public Projects

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  • Mendelsohn, Robert, 1981. "The Choice of Discount Rates for Public Projects," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 71(1), pages 239-241, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aecrev:v:71:y:1981:i:1:p:239-41
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    1. Qingran Li & William A. Pizer, 2018. "The Discount Rate for Public Policy over the Distant Future," NBER Working Papers 25413, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Muller, Nicholas Z., 2019. "The derivation of discount rates with an augmented measure of income," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 95(C), pages 87-101.
    3. Barrios, Salvador & Ibañez Rivas, J. Nicolás, 2014. "Climate Amenities and Adaptation to Climate Change: A Hedonic-Travel Cost Approach for Europe," Climate Change and Sustainable Development 165790, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM).
    4. Browning, Edgar K., 1989. "Elasticities, Tax Rates, and Tax Revenue," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 42(1), pages 45-58, March.
    5. Salvador Barrios & J. Ibañez, 2015. "Time is of the essence: adaptation of tourism demand to climate change in Europe," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 132(4), pages 645-660, October.
    6. Gijsbers, D. & Nijkamp, P., 1986. "A varying social rate of discount : review of arguments," Serie Research Memoranda 0041, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics.
    7. Guadalupe Souto Nieves, 2003. "El descuento social," Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, IEF, vol. 165(2), pages 99-126, June.
    8. Salvador Barrios & Juan Nicolas Ibañez Rivas, 2013. "Tourism demand, climatic conditions and transport costs: an integrated analysis for EU regions," JRC Research Reports JRC80898, Joint Research Centre.
    9. Li, Qingran & Pizer, William A., 2021. "Use of the consumption discount rate for public policy over the distant future," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 107(C).
    10. Browning, Edgar K., 1989. "Elasticities, Tax Rates, and Tax Revenue," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association, vol. 42(1), pages 45-58, March.
    11. Liqun Liu & Andrew J. Rettenmaier & Thomas R. Saving, 2004. "A Generalized Approach to Multigeneration Project Evaluation," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 71(2), pages 377-396, October.
    12. Brett Snyder, 1996. "EPA Guidelines for Regulatory Impact Analysis," Others 9602003, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    13. Liu, Liqun, 2003. "A marginal cost of funds approach to multi-period public project evaluation: implications for the social discount rate," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 87(7-8), pages 1707-1718, August.
    14. Liqun Liu, 2005. "The Multi-Period Cost-Benefit Rule with Mobile Capital and Distorted Labor," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 12(2), pages 145-158, March.

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