The numéraire matters in cost-benefit analysis

The choice of numéraire is shown to be important in cost-benefit analysis. When a public good is involved, individual consumers' marginal rates of substitution will generally differ. Thus, the less valuable the numéraire is to a person, the higher the number required to express his net benefit,...

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Published in:Journal of public economics 1997-04, Vol.64 (1), p.117-123
Main Author: Brekke, Kjell Arne
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Consumer attitudes
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Economic theory
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Public good
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Welfare weights
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Environmental protection
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Public good
Studies
Welfare weights
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