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The World Price System of Economic Analysis

In: Project Analysis in Developing Countries

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  • Steve Curry

    (International Development Economist and Consultant)

  • John Weiss

    (University of Bradford)

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Chapter 5 discussed how all outputs and inputs in a project analysis can be valued at economic prices using what we have termed the domestic price numeraire. Economic analyses can be carried out using different units of account or numeraire. As with distance, which can be measured in miles or kilometres, the choice of different units makes the same calculation appear different, but provided the same information and equal accuracy are used, the results will be directly equivalent. This chapter shows how world prices can be a reference point for economic valuation in what we term a world price system or valuation at the world price level.

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  • Steve Curry & John Weiss, 2023. "The World Price System of Economic Analysis," Springer Books, in: Project Analysis in Developing Countries, edition 3, chapter 0, pages 157-194, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-40014-8_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-40014-8_6
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