“New Learning” Barnard’s Inn Hall Holborn London EC1N 2HH Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0) © Gresham College 2007 Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Commerce Michael Mainelli Stealing the Silver: How We Take From The Dispossessed, The Poor And Our Own Children
© Gresham College 2007 Outline “Get a detailed grip on the big picture.” Chao Kli Ning Stealing the sliver Creaky Victoriana Investing for the future At any rate… Seven Subtle Steals Stainless steal Climate change Dis-count me out
© Gresham College 2007 Stealing the Sliver (sic)
© Gresham College 2007 Creaky Victoriana
© Gresham College 2007 Intergenerational Transfer
© Gresham College 2007 Simple NPV
© Gresham College 2007 Simple NPV with Cash Interest
© Gresham College 2007 Simple NPV With Interest On Cash And Loan Years Cash on Deposit & Interest on Loan Keep-the-CashMega-ProjectMicro-Project
© Gresham College 2007 Geometry over Commerce NPV = CF(0) + CF(1)/(1+d) + CF(2)/(1+d) CF(n)/(1+d) n CF = cash flow in period; d = discount rate; n = number of time periods
© Gresham College 2007 Garga-Project Income
© Gresham College 2007 Garga-Project Payoff?
© Gresham College 2007 Dis-counting Investment
© Gresham College 2007 Regressive Taxation
© Gresham College 2007 Waste
© Gresham College 2007 Biased Social Services
© Gresham College 2007 Subsidies
© Gresham College 2007 Lack of Competition
© Gresham College 2007 Under-provisioning [Source: (sic)
© Gresham College 2007 Externalities
© Gresham College 2007 A Stern Rebuke
© Gresham College 2007 Stainless Steal
© Gresham College 2007 Climate Change
© Gresham College 2007 Dis-Assemly [Source: vicactions.net/files/images/cartoon_2006_jan.png] Stealing From Ourselves
© Gresham College 2007 Discussion 1. Are discount rate techniques appropriate under great uncertainty? 2. Is politics the only framework for long-term policy formulation?
© Gresham College 2007 Stealing the Silver: How We Take From The Dispossessed, The Poor And Our Own Children Thank you! “Get a big picture grip on the details.” Chao Kli Ning