Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/47523 
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Year of Publication: 
1998
Series/Report no.: 
Tübinger Diskussionsbeiträge No. 145
Publisher: 
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Tübingen
Abstract: 
In this paper, we analyze how to utilize discount rates in intergenerational projects. Firstly, neoclassical decision-making is depicted in Ramsey and overlapping-generations models (OLG-models). Afterwards we investigate the utilization of time preference rates and opportunity cost rates in an intergenerational framework. The results lead us to the formulation of an adjusted OLG-discounting method of consumption units, taking into consideration intra- and intergenerational aspects. At the end of our paper, we draw some conclusions concerning environmental and resources policy, and sustainability.
Subjects: 
Discounting
Time Preference Rate
Opportunity Cost Rate
Overlapping Generations
JEL: 
D5
D6
D9
H4
O1
Q2
Q3
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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