The prevalence of malnutrition and anemia is high in Uganda. Thirty three percent of children under 5 years of age, are stunted and 5 percent wasted. This study conducts a cost-effectiveness analysis of the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) program in the southwest region of...

The prevalence of malnutrition and anemia is high in Uganda. Thirty three percent of children under 5 years of age, are stunted and 5 percent wasted. This study conducts a cost-effectiveness analysis of the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) program in the southwest region of...

A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is at the heart of any BOT or BOO type power generation project that is to be undertaken by an Independent Power Producer (IPP). During the past decade privately owned IPPs selling electricity to the power industry has become common place. Such arrangements...

For most electric utility in developing countries the choice of generation technology, the type of financing that is available, the type of ownership of the facility, and electricity tariff policies are not independent variables. This paper reports on an integrated financial, economic and...

This study evaluates three alternatives locations for building a fresh water dam in the Yesilirmak valley of North Cyprus. Each of the three sites has different investment costs, storage capacities, and socio-political repercussions. An integrated financial-economic and stakeholder analysis is...

Large-scale, capital intensive projects in Canada frequently rely on foreign financing and as a result the foreign-owned segment of many sectors has grown considerably. New projects either reallocate the existing foreign investment into the country or cause a net augmentation to the capital...

This paper evaluates a water distribution project using an integrated financial- economic-distributive approach. The economic analysis evaluates the true value of the project’s outputs and inputs, adjusting the financial values for any distortions such as taxes, subsidies, or foreign exchange...

In this paper we report on an evaluation of the feasibility of a port improvement project at General Santos City in the Philippines. For an analysis of this project, which is an expansion of an existing facility, the financial and economic analyses are conducted with and without the project. To...

While the methodology for the evaluation of electricity generation investments is well developed, little work has been done on how to segregate and compare the costs and benefits of electricity distribution facilities. Distribution projects have been usually treated as a required technical part...

The social or economic discount rate is the threshold rate used to calculate the net present value of an investment project, a program, or a regulatory intervention to see whether the proposed expenditures are economically worthwhile to undertake. The size of the economic rate of discount has...