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Discounting Nordhaus.
- Source :
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Review of Political Economy . Oct2010, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p535-549. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- This paper evaluates Nordhaus's neoclassical complaints about the Stern Review from the vantage point of classical growth theory. Nordhaus criticizes the Stern Review because it uses a discount rate that is well below the market rate of return on capital. From the perspective of classical growth theory, Nordhaus's belief in choosing preference parameters for the social planner based on observed market rates of return is equivalent to assigning the preferences of the capitalist agents to the social planner. This equivalence is an implication of the Cambridge Theorem, which interprets the Ramsey equation as the saving function of the capitalist agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ECONOMICS
*CAPITALISM
*RATE of return
*CAPITAL
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09538259
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Review of Political Economy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 54452426
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09538259.2010.510316