Arrow, K., Cropper, M., Gollier, C., Groom, B. 
ORCID: 0000-0003-0729-143X, Heal, G., Newell, R., Nordhaus, W., Pindyck, R., Pizer, W., Portney, P., Sterner, T., Tol, R. S. J. and Weitzman, M.
(2013)
Determining benefits and costs for future generations.
Science, 341 (6144).
pp. 349-350.
ISSN 0036-8075
Abstract
In economic project analysis, the rate at which future benefits and costs are discounted relative to current values often determines whether a project passes the benefit-cost test. This is especially true of projects with long time horizons, such as those to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Whether the benefits of climate policies, which can last for centuries, outweigh the costs, many of which are borne today, is especially sensitive to the rate at which future benefits are discounted. This is also true of other policies, e.g., affecting nuclear waste disposal or the construction of long-lived infrastructure.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.sciencemag.org/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Divisions: | Geography & Environment |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| JEL classification: | Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2013 13:59 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 00:25 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/51626 |
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