ISSN:
1468-5957
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
The interpretation of the duality conditions of linear programming in the determination of optimal investment programmes has definitively clarified the question of the ‘correct’ discount rate in the deterministic case (Chames, Cooper, Miller, 1959). A similar total analysis of the multiple expectations case facilitates superior indications of the nature of the present value calculation for a piecemeal approach to project appraisal. A controversial issue is the question of whether the expected values of net cash flows should be discounted with a ‘risk-adjusted’ rate or whether such flows should first be adjusted for risk and then be discounted at a ‘risk free’ rate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5957.1974.tb00865.x