Socioeconomic evaluation of a public investment helps to understand its value for the community, and it also improves an investment by analyzing its different components, and the risks inherent in its completion. The Act of 31 December 2012 about Public Finance Planning makes it mandatory in France for project sponsors to conduct an ex-ante socioeconomic evaluation of all public civil investments made by the State and its public institutions. An independent counter-expert assessment of the ex-ante socioeconomic evaluation is conducted for the largest projects. A permanent committee of experts has been established to specify the methodological rules for socioeconomic evaluation and define the studies and research necessary.
Résumé L’administration française a développé depuis une dizaine d’années des travaux pour enrichir le calcul économique public et mieux intégrer dans les évaluations les dimensions environnementales. Ce papier décrit le processus de production de ces référentiels en partant du travail mené sur la valeur tutélaire du carbone et met en évidence les caractéristiques de ce processus et les enjeux pour les politiques publiques. JEL : D61, H43, Q5.
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