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Investment Decision Criteria - Public Decisions

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  • Jack Hirshleifer, 1989. "Investment Decision Criteria - Public Decisions," UCLA Economics Working Papers 571, UCLA Department of Economics.
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    2. J. Hirshleifer, 1966. "Investment Decision Under Uncertainty: Applications of the State-Preference Approach," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 80(2), pages 252-277.
    3. Agnar Sandmo, 1974. "Discount Rates for Public Investment Under Uncertainty," International Economic Association Series, in: Jacques H. Drèze (ed.), Allocation under Uncertainty: Equilibrium and Optimality, chapter 11, pages 192-210, Palgrave Macmillan.
    4. Stephen A. Marglin, 1963. "The Opportunity Costs of Public Investment," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 77(2), pages 274-289.
    5. Kenneth J. Arrow & Robert C. Lind, 1974. "Uncertainty and the Evaluation of Public Investment Decisions," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Chennat Gopalakrishnan (ed.), Classic Papers in Natural Resource Economics, chapter 3, pages 54-75, Palgrave Macmillan.
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