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Erschienen in: The Annals of Regional Science 1/2006

01.03.2006 | Original Paper

Distortions in estimating net benefits of regional development projects

verfasst von: Charles Leven

Erschienen in: The Annals of Regional Science | Ausgabe 1/2006

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One of the oldest and most standardized procedures in assessing regional impact is the calculation of the number of jobs expected to result from the funding of a proposed project. Procedures for estimating expected job expansion date back to the early 20th Century. Before then, evaluation, especially of publicly funded or sponsored projects, was seen essentially as a political process; evaluation with implicit net benefits determined by legislative debate. The role for explicit economic analysis was limited. …

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Metadaten
Titel
Distortions in estimating net benefits of regional development projects
verfasst von
Charles Leven
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2006
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
The Annals of Regional Science / Ausgabe 1/2006
Print ISSN: 0570-1864
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-0592
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-006-0063-9

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