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The social discount rate [PDF]
Journal of Political Economy, 2001 In welfare theory it is standard to pick the consumption stream that maximizes the welfare of the representative agent. We argue against this position, and show that a benevolent social planner will generally place a greater weight on future consumption ...
Andrew Caplin, John Leahy
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SOCIAL DISCOUNT RATE: ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY [PDF]
Baltic Journal of Economic Studies, 2018 The purpose of the paper is to investigate the assessment methods of social discount rate, to determine its calculation algorithm and to substantiate applied aspects relatively implementation of one or another method during cash flow discounting in ...
Volodymyr Lipkan +2 more
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Discounting for Energy Transition Policies—Estimation of the Social Discount Rate for Poland
Energies, 2021 The transition of the energy system in Poland has a long time horizon and demands a substantial investment effort supported by proper economic evaluation.
Monika Foltyn-Zarychta +2 more
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Decomposing the social discount rate [PDF]
, 2010 Recent modelling of the costs and benefits of climate change has renewed debate surrounding assumptions regarding the social discount rate in analysing the impacts of environmental change.
Scarborough, Helen
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Previous research has demonstrated associations between delay discount rate and engagement in several health behaviors. The delay discount rate is also inversely associated with social discount rates, a putative measure for sharing.
Natashia Bibriescas +4 more
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Drivers of smoking and physical activity in Russia: Do individual time preferences matter? [PDF]
Russian Journal of Economics, 2022 This article analyzes the relationship between individual decisions to smoke and to do physical exercises. It is assumed that individual time preferences play a major role in explaining individual health behavior.
Tatiana V. Kossova +2 more
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Social Efficiency Indicators of Public Investment: The Case of the Far Eastern Regions [PDF]
Prostranstvennaâ Èkonomika, 2021 The article provides estimates of the social discount rate and regional welfare weights for the Russian Far East territories. The key parameter for their calculations is the elasticity of the marginal utility of consumption, estimated for the Russian ...
Artyom Gennadyevich Isaev
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Declining Discount Rates for Energy Policy Investments in CEE EU Member Countries
Energies, 2022 Energy policy investments are usually evaluated using a cost-benefit analysis (CBA), which requires an estimation of the social discount rate (SDR). The choice of SDR can be crucial for the outcome of the appraisal, as energy-related investments generate
Rafał Buła, Monika Foltyn-Zarychta
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Random Risk Factors Influencing Cash Flows: Modifying RADR
Mathematics, 2023 In this article, we focus on considering different risk factors influencing the cash flows of a group of companies. A methodology is suggested for approximated consideration of both seasonal and random fluctuations in the environment, which have some ...
Oksana Hoshovska +3 more
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High discount rates by private actors undermine climate change adaptation policies
Climate Risk Management, 2023 Adaptation requires investing now to avoid future damages, and thus adaptation is shaped by discount rates. Although the role of social discount rates in climate policy design has been well documented, the role of private discount rates has been ignored.
Francisco Alpizar +3 more
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