Routledge Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition
social rate of discount (D9)
1 The rate at which society transfers resources between time periods.
2 The rate at which a government makes an intertemporal transfer as representing the wishes of society The concept is central to COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
See also: private rate of discount
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