Project Appraisal and Macroeconomic Policy
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
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Table of Contents:
- 6. The macroeconomic effects of wind energy in the Netherlands
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Characteristics of the project from a microeconomic point of view
- 6.3. The macroeconomic effects of the project
- 6.4. Conclusions
- Notes
- 7. Converting the method into a dual method
- 7.1. General outline of the method
- 7.2. Shadow prices based on the Freia model
- 7.3. Conclusions
- Notes
- 8. International aspects and the debate about import substitution
- 8.1. Effects on the world economy
- 8.2. Some comments on the debate about the effects of import substitution on the domestic economy
- Notes
- 9. Summary and conclusions
- References
- 4.3. Potential errors related to the estimates when large projects or portfolios of projects are analysed
- 4.4. Potential errors related to the estimates when small projects are analysed
- 4.5. The advantages of the method of this study as compared with the conventional macroeconometric method
- 4.6. The evaluation of the effects
- Appendix: The treatment of indirect taxes
- List of symbols
- Notes
- 5. The calculations done with the Freia model
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. The Freia model
- 5.3. The base-run
- 5.4. The calculation of the Ht and the Ut
- 5.5. The extent to which the calculations fulfil the conditions of additivity
- 5.6. The differences between the effects of increases in government investment and development aid in different years
- 5.7. The period to which the analysis refers
- 5.8. Comparison of the calculations made for this study with calculations by the Central Planning Bureau
- 5.9. Evaluation of the errors
- Notes
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The macroeconomic effects of specific portfolios of projects
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. The macroeconomic effects of projects which lead to savings on fuels and other raw materials
- 2.3. The effects of some portfolios of projects on inflation
- 2.4. Conclusions
- Appendix: A simple, quantitative analysis of the effects of a policy of saving on fuels at the level of the European Union
- Notes
- 3. Existing methods for the social appraisal of projects in situations of unemployment
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Methods without a welfare-theoretical foundation
- 3.3. Methods with a welfare-theoretical foundation
- 3.4. The consistency between project appraisal and macroeconomic analysis and policy
- 3.5. Implications for the development of an improved method
- Notes
- 4. A method to calculate and evaluate the macroeconomic effects of projects, including small projects
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. The calculation of the effects of a project