Intellectual bridges across project evaluation traditions: the contribution of EU Regional Policy

摘要: This paper reviews the basic principles of EC approach to cost-benefit analysis (CBA) infrastructure projects, as embodied in recently issued CBA Guide for Structural Funds. After an introduction about objectives and instruments 2007-2013 EU Cohesion Policy, discusses some methodological choices which have been made by Guide. Some ‘rules game’ (i.e. use shadow prices, calculation a proper wage, monetisation non-market impacts, choice social discount rate welfare weights) proposed Guide, light regional differences market conditions development policy. The shows that, differently from well-known national traditions Europe (an explicit comparison is with British «Green Book») perspective calls general framework not entirely different project appraisal practice less developed countries.