Social discount rate economics

She talks about "discount rate" which is more of an economic term, however she acknowledges the social component. Here is a citation from my paper 

10 Aug 2005 The real rate of interest is the appropriate discount rate for benefit cost analysis. Market Market rates reflect social preferences. Nominal  social discount rate This paper investigates the economic efficiency of the implementation of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) technology in Apr 2013. The Centre is funded by the UK Economic and Social. Research stressing the great importance of the social discount rate, sometimes with a dramatic example   discount rate for use in Canada, to inform the deliberations of CADTH and the advisors The standard economic model for the social rate of time preference for   3 May 2015 The social perspective should be reflected by risk-free discount rate discount rates by socio-economic parameters of individual investors is. Analysis of Private and Social Discount Rates in Costa Rica, An The application of economic evaluation and valuation methodologies depends the consumption rate of interest (CRI) and the social discount rate are all in the 9-10 % range.

4 Centre of Climate Change Economics and Policy and Grantham Research intergenerational Social Discount Rate (for projects with a time horizon of 100 

Social discount rate (SDR) is the discount rate used in computing the value of funds spent on The subject of a social discount rate, always a source of fierce debate between economists, has become highly controversial since the publication  1 May 2018 Social discount rates (SDRs) are used to put a present value on costs of economists published in 2015 indicate that most favour a low rate:  But economists recognize that in a multifaceted economy with many investment instruments with varying degrees of risk, no single discount rate exists that will  The social discount rate on consumption equals the social rate of return on investment in a fully optimum economy. But 4% a year is an observed figure in a world 

27 Jan 2017 choice of a social discount rate”. Tatiana Kossova a. , Maria Sheluntcova b,⁎ a Department of Applied Economics, National Research 

26 Apr 2017 In economics literature, there is consensus that the choice of discount rate has an enormous impact on the appraisal results of public investment  14 Jan 2011 average saver uses to discount future consumption as our measure of the social rate of time preference, then the real rate of return on long-term  In the first part, a quick survey of the main economic literature on the social discount rate (SDR) is presented. In the second part, the current institutional practice  27 Jan 2017 choice of a social discount rate”. Tatiana Kossova a. , Maria Sheluntcova b,⁎ a Department of Applied Economics, National Research  10 Aug 2005 The real rate of interest is the appropriate discount rate for benefit cost analysis. Market Market rates reflect social preferences. Nominal  social discount rate This paper investigates the economic efficiency of the implementation of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) technology in Apr 2013.

1 May 2018 Social discount rates (SDRs) are used to put a present value on costs of economists published in 2015 indicate that most favour a low rate: 

If unknowingly the Fed is primarily buying the treasuries back from a foreign bank or government on the open market. How would that lower the US fund rate if  The appropriate selection of a social discount rate is crucial for cost-benefit analysis, and has important implications for resource allocations. There is wide diversity in social discount rates, with developed nations typically applying a lower rate (3–7%) than developing nations (8–15%). The social discount rate on consumption equals the social rate of return on investment in a fully optimum economy. But 4% a year is an observed figure in a world riddled with the externalities carbon emissions give rise to. The atmosphere is even now more or less an open-access global common. Government analysts attempt to answer this question using benefit-cost analysis, a critical input of which is the social discount rate (SDR). The SDR is the interest rate used to calculate today’s value of the benefits and costs of proposed policies. Social discount rates (SDRs) are used to put a present value on costs and benefits that will occur at a later date. In the context of climate change policymaking, they are considered very important for working out how much today’s society should invest in trying to limit the impacts of climate change in the future.

The choice of discount rate in cost benefit analysis has the potential to significantly affect project choice. Economic theory does not provide a definitive answer as 

21 Apr 2016 But these results do have consequences for economic methodology. One example of that is the social discount rate that we use for the  30 Apr 2012 The primary criticism by economists is that the Social Discount Rate should reflect the cost to society of foregoing current consumption or  17 Mar 2015 Social discount rates reflect society's preference or valuation on current well- being The social rate of time preference (SRTP) reflects the rate at which Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Roots of the UK rate, future generations and the environment. The British social discount rate takes its strength from a number. 19th and 20th century economists  

But economists recognize that in a multifaceted economy with many investment instruments with varying degrees of risk, no single discount rate exists that will  The social discount rate on consumption equals the social rate of return on investment in a fully optimum economy. But 4% a year is an observed figure in a world  11 Jan 2017 Some economists have advocated using the Ramsey equation from economic growth theory to determine the appropriate SDR. The Ramsey