The chase of a multi-armed economist for the elusive social discount rate

Anna Rubinchik ()

No WP2015/8, Working Papers from University of Haifa, Department of Economics

Abstract: The social discount rate debate has been plagued by the use of inadequate one-agent models and vague analysis. The Weitzman-Gollier puzzle (resolution) is picked here to illustrate.

Keywords: policy evaluation; social discount rate; social welfare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D61 H30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 5
Date: 2015-11-18, Revised 2015-11-18
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