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De l'utilité du calcul économique public

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This text is a slightly revised version of the opening lecture to the ?Journées de l'Association Française de Science Économique? (Rennes, 2004). In keeping with the rules of the exercise, the article provides a broadassessment of the difficulties and usefulness of cost-benefit analysis as a tool for public decision-making today. The author emphasizes the changes in the institutional environment in which public cost-benefit analysis is performed, and the merits of its ?software? (foundations) and ?hardware? (implementation techniques).

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  • Roger Guesnerie, 2006. "De l'utilité du calcul économique public," Economie & Prévision, La Documentation Française, vol. 0(4), pages 1-14.
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