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Economics for public capital decisions

Economics and development economics examine how public capital, development finance and fiscal choices affect growth, welfare and distribution. In this field they frame the trade-offs that finance ministries, parliaments and multilateral boards weigh, from the returns to public investment to the incidence of taxes and the indirect costs of shocks.

01Qeyd

Key facts.

Method recordSTEM method
  1. RêbazAborînasî û aborînasiya pêşketinê
  2. Applied inCapital Nexus
  3. Canonical pageSTEM Commons
02Serlêdan

What economics and development economics does here.

Economics and development economics study how societies produce, distribute and consume resources and how living standards change. They estimate the costs of shocks and the trade-offs among policy responses. In development finance, sovereign and public finance and financial stability, economic analysis quantifies indirect losses as shocks spread through supply chains and labour markets. It supports prioritising investment in prevention and recovery. The canonical description is on the STEM Commons.

Appraisal of public investment

Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness methods are applied to public projects with explicit discount rates, shadow prices and risk adjustments, so the basis for selection can be scrutinised.

Fiscal incidence of policy choices

Taxes, transfers and service use are allocated to households to show who gains and who pays under alternative budget and adjustment paths, with assumptions stated.

Indirect costs of shocks

Input-output and general equilibrium models trace how a disaster or financial crisis spreads through sectors, jobs and revenue, framing the fiscal exposure that resilience finance must cover.

03Amûr û berpirsiyarî

How economics for public capital decisions is governed: instruments, mandates and commitments.

Amûr, mandat, aktor û rêkxistinên berpirsiyariyê yên ku siyasetmedar, dîplomat an ajansek pêşveçûnê pê re dixebite, bi navkirina lihevkirinên ku wan datînin. Avahî li gorî çarçoveyên hatine nav kirin in. Her rewş an pêşketina hatî kişandin nimûneyî ye, ne tomar e.

Encamên pêşveçûnê

The Sustainable Development Goals and targets that outcomes on economics for public capital decisions are reported against.

ArmancArmancEv mijar çawa girêdayî ye
Armanca 1, bê hejarîArmanca 1.5, berxwedana hejar û lawazanEncam bi nîşandera lihevhatî ya armancê têne ragihandin
Armanca 17, hevkarî ji bo armancanArmanca 17.4, domdariya deynê demdirêjEncam bi nîşandera lihevhatî ya armancê têne ragihandin
Armanca 10, kêmkirina newekheviyanArmanca 10.5, rêzkirin û çavdêriya bazarên fînansîEncam bi nîşandera lihevhatî ya armancê têne ragihandin
Armanca 16, aştî, dadmendî û sazî bi hêzArmanca 16.6, sazî bi bandor, bi berpirsiyarî û bi zelalîEncam bi nîşandera lihevhatî ya armancê têne ragihandin
Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda, chosen from the page’s fields; indicators are reported by countries, not by the Forum.
Çarçoveya Sendaiyê ji bo Kêmkirina Xetera Karesatan · UNDRRPeymana Parîsê · UNFCCCAjandaya 2030 û Armancên Pêşveçûnê yên Domdar · Neteweyên YekbûyîRêzikên Tenduristiyê yên Navneteweyî · WHO
04Dane

What the method consumes.

Datasets and records used by economics and development economics on this platform, with the role each plays and the label its values carry. Sources are listed in the source register.

DaneRolNîşan
National accountsOutput, investment and sector structureStatîstîkên weşandî
Household income and expenditure surveysDistribution and incidenceTEXMÎNKIRÎ
Government finance statistics by functionSpending and revenue compositionStatîstîkên weşandî
Input-output tablesSector linkages for shock propagationMODELKIRÎ
Project appraisal documentsAssumptions and appraisal practiceDECLARED
05Pêvajo

Pêvajo çawa dimeşe.

Process explorer · Process

Economics for public capital decisions: PRISMA 2020 review reporting

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Pêvajo

Economics for public capital decisions: PRISMA 2020 review reporting

PRISMA 2020 is a reporting guideline for systematic reviews; the steps follow its checklist, not a mandated sequence, and no Nexus document adopts it.

  1. 01 Plan

    1. 01Registration and protocolRecord · The review teamThe guideline asks for registration details, access to the protocol and any amendments.
    2. 02Eligibility criteriaRecord · The review teamThe guideline asks for the inclusion and exclusion criteria and how studies were grouped.
  2. 02 Find and select

    1. 03Search: sources and strategiesStep · The review teamThe guideline asks for the information sources and the full search strategies. It does not fix which sources are used.
    2. 04Selection of studiesStep · The review teamThe guideline asks how studies were judged eligible, including how many reviewers screened. It does not fix the number of reviewers.
    3. 05Flow diagramTomarThe flow diagram shows the number of records found, the number of studies included and the reasons for exclusion.
  3. 03 Analyse

    1. 06Data collectionStep · The review teamThe guideline asks how data were collected from reports and which data items were sought.
    2. 07Risk of biasStep · The review teamThe guideline asks for the methods and tools used to assess risk of bias.
    3. 08SynthesisModel · The review teamThe guideline asks for the effect measures and the synthesis methods. It does not prescribe meta-analysis.
    4. 09Bawerî bi delîlanStep · The review teamThe guideline asks for the methods used to assess certainty, and reports the result per outcome. It does not name a grading scale.
  4. 04 Report

    1. 10Review reportTomarThe guideline helps authors report why the review was done, what they did and what they found.

rêzeya Pergalên StratejîkOutline of an externally published reporting guideline, not a Nexus process and not a record of operation. PRISMA 2020 mainly covers reviews of intervention effects. No Nexus page names it. Every programme is at service level R0.

06Erêkirin

How results are checked.

Models are assessed against historical episodes and out-of-sample data. Parameter estimates are compared across studies and identification strategies.

Kontrol bikinHow it is done
Ex post evaluationAppraisal assumptions are compared with completed project outcomes where evaluations exist
Sensitivity to parametersResults are reported across plausible discount rates, elasticities and incidence assumptions
Cross-method comparisonPartial and general equilibrium estimates of the same shock are compared and differences explained

Equilibrium models may understate disruption and nonlinear cascades. Informal economies and non-market losses are poorly measured.

08Stewardship

Who maintains the method.

Pêşketina aborî stewards economics and development economics for the Consortium and reviews how it is applied across platforms.

09Girêdayî

Ev rûpel li ser Konsorsiyûmê te ber bi kû ve dibe.

10Pirs

Pirs û bersiv.

What are the limits of economics and development economics in this field?
Equilibrium models may understate disruption and nonlinear cascades. Informal economies and non-market losses are poorly measured.
How are results checked?
Models are assessed against historical episodes and out-of-sample data. Parameter estimates are compared across studies and identification strategies.
Are the values on this page real?
The data names, roles and checks are real descriptions of practice. The canvas shows a design of the method’s use, not a run; no result is reported here.
Where else is this method applied?
Çavdêrxaneya canonical method page lists every platform that applies it.
rêzeya Pergalên StratejîkTevkarî bike

Ji vê rûpelê delîl bidin.

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