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A Probabilistic Approach To Joint Cost Allocation in Public Projects

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  • John G. Hof

    (USDA Forest Service)

  • Doug Rideout

    (Colorado State University)

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It is well known that joint cost allocations should not be used in making output decisions, but they might be required for budgeting or accounting purposes. This article develops approaches to joint cost allocation that minimize the chance of disturbing a correctly determined output set when cost information is not known with certainty. The approaches developed are shown in a case example to have the potential to substantially decrease the chance of cost allocations motivating output distortions, relative to extant methods.

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  • John G. Hof & Doug Rideout, 1993. "A Probabilistic Approach To Joint Cost Allocation in Public Projects," Public Finance Review, , vol. 21(4), pages 399-414, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:pubfin:v:21:y:1993:i:4:p:399-414
    DOI: 10.1177/109114219302100403
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