Accounting for systematic risk in benefit-cost analysis: a practical approach
2013 ◽
Vol 4
(3)
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pp. 361-373
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Circular A-94 specifies how analysts should discount costs and benefits of government projects, and thus how to account for risk. In this paper, we argue that the methods mandated by A-94 properly account for non-systematic and term risk, but not for systematic risk. A numerical example illustrates how improper accounting for systematic risk produces misleading results and social welfare loss. We conclude by proposing a simple modification of A-94’s procedures that would allow analysts to at least partially account for systematic risk.
1997 ◽
Vol 2
(2)
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pp. 195-221
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2012 ◽
Vol 3
(1)
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pp. 1-31
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2019 ◽
Vol 05
(03)
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pp. 1850026
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2019 ◽
Vol 10
(3)
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pp. 379-403
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