Optimal Discount Rates for Government Projects

Table 5

Discount rates at which the budget cost equals the economic cost.

𝑆	𝑅^∗𝐷1	𝑅^∗𝐷2	𝑅^∗𝐷3	𝑅^∗𝐷4	𝑋^∗𝐺
−1.00	NA	1.2273	1.2000	0.75	2.10
−0.50	NA	1.2143	1.1842	0.75	1.95
0.00	NA	1.2000	1.1667	0.75	1.80
0.50	NA	1.1842	1.1471	0.75	1.65
1.00	NA	1.1667	1.1250	0.75	1.50
1.50	NA	1.1471	1.1000	0.75	1.35
2.00	NA	1.1250	1.0714	0.75	1.20
2.50	NA	1.1000	1.0385	0.75	1.05
3.00	NA	1.0714	1.0000	0.75	0.90