Economic analysis of projects /

A general approach to economic analysis of projects is presented, including the basic notions of cost-benefit analysis in the context of project analysis. A systematic and consistent estimation and application of shadow prices is needed, and suggestions are made for incorporating distributional effe...

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Main Author: Squire, Lyn
Other Authors: Van der Tak, Herman G
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Md. : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995
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505 0 |a Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Pt. 1: Basic notions of cost-benefit analysis -- 1. The context of project analysis -- 2. Identifying relevant costs and benefits -- 3. Valuation and shadow prices -- 4. Comparing costs and benefits: investment criteria -- 5. Uncertainty, sensitivity, and risk -- Pt. 2: Derivation of shadow prices -- 6. Integration of efficiency and equity in project selection -- 7. Derivation of weights -- 8. Shadow wage rates -- 9. Accounting prices for traded and nontraded commodities -- Pt. 3: Estimation of shadow prices -- 10. Distribution weights -- 11. Shadow wage rates -- 12. Commodity prices -- Appendix: Technical derivation of shadow prices -- Glossary of symbols -- Bibliography -- Tables. 
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