Measuring Economic Welfare

Measuring Economic Welfare
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9780521248624
ISBN-13 : 0521248620
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Book Synopsis Measuring Economic Welfare by : George W. McKenzie

Download or read book Measuring Economic Welfare written by George W. McKenzie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1983-03-10 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor McKenzie proposes and formulates a method composed of operational procedures designed to facilitate the evaluation of economic projects and policies. This method is discussed fully, illustrated by simple examples, and compared with alternative procedures. An outline of a computer program that enables readers to undertake their own calculations is included. In order to present the approach clearly, the author provides an exposition of the fundamental ideas and the main alternative approaches to the problem. These rely on various forms of index numbers and consumer surplus. However, as is well known, such measures are not capable of correctly ordering the various alternatives under consideration, except under highly unrealist assumptions. In this book the author suggests the abandonment of this traditional approach based on the concept of 'willingness-to-pay' or the conpensating variation. Instead, the measure that Samuelson has called the 'money-metric' should become the cornerstone of applied welfare economics.


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