@article{Kula:132234, recid = {132234}, author = {Kula, E.}, title = {Regional Welfare Weights in Investment Appraisal - The Case of India}, journal = {Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy}, address = {2002}, number = {1100-2016-89723}, pages = {16}, year = {2002}, abstract = {Pareto welfare criterion based only on people’s willingness to pay for the project’s output is regarded by many as being a narrow interpretation of an improvement in social well-being. A broader opinion is that even though poorer individuals may be less able to pay for a particular benefit, they may obtain greater utility from it. In line with the broader opinion, this paper looks at regional welfare weights in India on the basis of a conventional consumption utility function which assumes diminishing marginal utility. Estimated parameters are; elasticity of marginal utility of consumption, and per capita national and regional incomes which are used in the calculation of welfare weights for 17 states of India.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/132234}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.132234}, }