The Valuation of Public Projects: Risks, Cost of Financing and Cost of Capital

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Page Title:The Valuation of Public Projects: Risks, Cost of Financing and Cost of Capital – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:The Valuation of Public Projects: Risks, Cost of Financing and Cost of Capital
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/valuation-public-projects-risks-cost-financing-and-cost-capital/
Published Date:September 12, 2013
Accessed Date:February 11, 2025

The costs of public sector investments in infrastructure projects are underestimated and should include the risks to taxpayers who backstop them, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe institute. In “ The Valuation of Public Projects: Risks, Cost of Financing and Cost of Capital,” authors Marcel Boyer, Eric Gravel and Sandy Mokbel find current evaluations of public projects suffer from serious flaws, exposing taxpayers to unaccounted-for risks and bad investment decisions.

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