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p. 73 of 74 BACK | NEXT I. Introduction II. Background III. The Economic Rationale of A Project IV. Macroeconomic and Sectoral Context V. An Integrated Approach To Economic Analysis VI. Identification and Quantification of Costs and Benefits VII. Valuation of Economic Costs and Benefits VIII. Large Projects, Linkages, and National Affordability IX. Least-Cost and Cost-Effective Analysis X. Investment Criteria: Economic Viability XI. Discount Rate XII. Uncertainty: Sensitivity and Risk Analysis XIII. Sustainability of Project Effects XIV. Distribution of Project Effects XV. Projects and Policies XVI. Appendices XVII. Others Abbreviations Glossary of Terms

Guidelines for the Economic Analysis of Projects : XVII. Others

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Abbreviations

AIEC - average incremental economic cost
AIFC - average incremental financial cost
BCR - benefit-cost ratio
BOOT - build-own-operate-transfer
BPEV - border price equivalent value
CEA - cost effectiveness analysis
CF - conversion factor
CIF - cost insurance freight
CS - consumer surplus
DMC - developing member county
DMP - domestic market price
DP - demand price
DRC - domestic resource cost
EAC - effective assistance coefficient
EAR - effective assistance ratio
EC - economic cost
EDR - equalizing discount rate
EIA - environmental impact assessment
EIRR - economic internal rate of return
ENPV - economic net present value
EOCK - economic opportunity cost of capital
EP - economic price
EQDR - equalizing discount rate
FIRR - financial internal rate of return
FNPV - financial net present value
FOB - free on board
FP - financial price
GEB - gross economic benefit
HDTP - handling, distribution, transport, processing
HLD - healthy life day
IRR - internal rate of return
LIBOR - London interbank offer rate
NEB - net economic benefit
NFB - net financial benefit
NGO - nongovermental organization
NOER - nominal official exchange rate
NPV - net present value
O&M - operation & maintenance
OCR - ordinary capital resources
OER - official exchange rate
PAR - project assistance ratio
PAC - project assistance coefficient
PIR - poverty impact ratio
PV - present value
PVC - present value of cost
ROER - real official exchange rate
SCF - standard or average conversion factor
SER - shadow exchange rate
SERF - shadow exchange rate factor
SI - sensitivity indicator
SP - supply price
SV - switching value
SWR - shadow wage rate
SWRF - shadow wage rate factor
UFW - unaccounted for water
WMP - world market price
WTA - willingness to accept
WTP - willingness to pay

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