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TAUX ACTUALISATION CONSOMMATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Saving and Consumption
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- social discount rate
1, record 1, English, social%20discount%20rate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- social rate of discount 2, record 1, English, social%20rate%20of%20discount
correct
- rate of social discount 3, record 1, English, rate%20of%20social%20discount
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cost-benefit analysis typically is applied to problems that involve the dimension of time. Choices have to be made about whether to sacrifice consumption in one period in order to have more consumption in another. ... such choices could be made by applying an appropriate discount rate (a "social discount rate"). 5, record 1, English, - social%20discount%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Épargne et consommation
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taux d'actualisation public
1, record 1, French, taux%20d%27actualisation%20public
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- taux d'actualisation collectif 2, record 1, French, taux%20d%27actualisation%20collectif
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le choix du taux d’actualisation public. [...] on étudie les effets [...] de politiques qui auraient pour résultats d’accroître l'investissement pendant une période, au détriment de la consommation, pour augmenter la production et la consommation future. On peut ainsi calculer [...] le taux marginal de substitution entre la consommation totale d’une année et celle de l'année suivante, c'est-à-dire les taux successifs de préférence collective pour le présent, ou taux d’actualisation. 1, record 1, French, - taux%20d%27actualisation%20public
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ahorro y consumo
- Inversiones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tasa de actualización social
1, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20actualizaci%C3%B3n%20social
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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