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Measuring and Apportioning Rents from Hydroelectric Power Developments

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dc.contributor.authorRothman, Mitchell
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-19T21:24:11Z
dc.date.available2013-08-19T21:24:11Z
dc.date.issued2000-07
dc.description.abstractThis paper deals with economic rents arising from the development of hydroelectric generation on international watercourses. The paper briefly defines the concept of economic rent and its application to hydroelectric developments. It explores two areas of precedents that shows how the concept could be applied in developments on international watercourses. First, it looks at international law on the ownership and rights of use of such watercourses. Then it looks at past instances of international watercourse development that have used the idea of rent, or rent-like concepts, to determine how to share the benefits from the development. The paper notes that international convention and practice on this topic expect that riparian countries will negotiate the sharing of benefits from international developments. What the paper then seeks is a guide to such negotiations. The paper also devotes some attention to methods for quantifying the rents generated by projects in various situations: where a competitive market exists for the project's output; where no market exists; or where the hydroelectric development is part of a multipurpose project. In general, the total benefit from a cooperative development of an international watercourse is greater than the benefits from separate independent developments. Each participant should get from the cooperative development at least as much rent as it could have obtained from an independent development.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/07/436948/measuring-apportioning-rents-hydroelectric-power-developments
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-4798-5
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-4798-5
dc.identifier.issn0259-210X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15187
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Discussion Paper;No. 419
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAUCTIONS
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOST OF CAPITAL
dc.subjectCOST SAVINGS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC RENTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC THOUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectENTITLEMENTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL COSTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFACTOR MARKETS
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFULL OPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REGULATION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE FINANCING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLAND RESOURCES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST OF PRODUCTION
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMARKET COMPETITION
dc.subjectMARKET POWER
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMETALS
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectRENT TAXES
dc.subjectRENTALS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOURCES OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectVARIABLE COSTS
dc.subjectWAGES HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WATERCOURSES
dc.subjectRENT (ECONOMIC THEORY)
dc.subjectWATER RIGHTS CONFLICTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LAW
dc.subjectRIPARIAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectSHARING ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectFACTOR MARKETS
dc.subjectSHARED WATER RESOURCES
dc.titleMeasuring and Apportioning Rents from Hydroelectric Power Developmentsen
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okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: Power
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicInternational Terrorism and Counterterrorism
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicHousing and Human Habitats
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
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