Adb SCF

ERD Technical Note No.
11
Shadow Exchange Rates for Project Economic Analysis
ERD Technical Note No. 11
Shadow Exchange Rates for Project

Economic Analysis:
Toward Improving Practice
at the Asian Development Bank
Anneli Lagman- Martin
February 2004
Anneli Lagman-Martin is a former economics officer with the Economic Analysis and
Operations Support Division, Asian Development Bank. The author thanks colleagues who
provided helpful comments and suggestions on this paper: David Dole, Manabu Fujimura,
Valerie Reppelin-Hill, and Bahodir Ganiev.
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The views expressed in this paper are those of the author(s)

and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the
Asian Development Bank.
Foreword
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ADB Asian Development Bank
CSP country strategy and program
DFID Department for International Development (United Kingdom)
DMC developing member country
EER equilibrium exchange rate
EREA Economic Analysis and Operations Support Division
GFS Government Finance Statistics
IFS International Finance Statistics
IMF International Monetary Fund
OER official exchange rate
PPTA project preparatory technical assistance
PRC People’s Republic of China
RRP Report and Recommendation of the President
SCF standard conversion factor
SER shadow exchange rate
SERF shadow exchange rate factor
Table of Contents
Abstract ix
I. INTRODUCTION 1
II. SUGGESTED METHODOLOGIES BASED

ON ADB GUIDELINES 2
III. ADB PRACTICE IN ESTIMATING AND USING

SERFS OF SCFS 3
IV. APPLICATION OF SIMPLE TRADE-WEIGHTED

METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS 4
A. The Approach 4
B. Findings 5
C. Suggestions for Future Work on SCF or SERF Estimation 6
V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 7
APPENDIX 1: CONVERSION FACTORS FOR SELECTED

PROJECTS, 1996-2003 8
APPENDIX 2: SAMPLE CALCULATION OF SCF:

AZERBAIJAN 32
REFERENCES 33
Abstract
This note examines the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) practice in estimating
and using shadow exchange rate in the economic analysis of projects. Recognizing
the limited application of the method suggested in ADB’s Guidelines for the Economic
Analysis of Projects, this note suggests a simple trade-weighted approach that cor-
rects for at least the minimum level of distortions in the economic price of foreign
exchange. This paper also echoes the recommendation of ADB’s Economic Analysis in
2002: A Retrospective for the periodic reassessment of the shadow exchange rate as
part of country strategy and program formulation.
I. INTRODUCTION
Economic analysis of a project differs from financial analysis in that economic analysis is
based on opportunity cost, rather than actual, financial outlays. For example, an irrigation system may
have to pay for power to pump water, but typically would not pay for the water itself. The system would
then face a financial outlay for power, but none for water. Both power and water have an economic cost
though: the value of power and water in the next best use, or the opportunity cost. Since the economic
value represents the true, and perhaps otherwise hidden, value of a good or service, economists call it
the “shadow” price. (See Curry and Weiss 2000, or ADB 1997, for a full description of project analysis.)
An exchange rate, which is the price of foreign currency, also has a shadow price: the shadow
exchange rate. The shadow exchange rate is important in project analysis, because a simple way to mea-
sure the economic value of goods and services is to classify them into “tradables” and “nontradables.”
For any project, a tradable good or service has a price established in international markets,
regardless of whether the good or service is actually traded. If it is at least potentially traded, then it is
relatively easy to estimate transport and other transaction costs involved in actually trading the good or
service. And from the perspective of a specific country, the international market price can be taken as the
true economic value of the tradable good or service, since taxes, subsidies, and other market distortions
are resource costs for other countries.
For example, suppose the United States (US) government subsidizes American wheat farmers,
who sell their output in international markets. The economic value of wheat to the US is the international
price plus the cost of subsidies, but the economic value of wheat to any other country is only the interna-
tional price. The wheat subsidies are an economic cost only to the US economy.
From this perspective, then, measuring the economic value of any tradable good or service is
relatively easy: use the international price, plus transport and transaction costs, to calculate a value in
terms of a foreign currency; and then convert the foreign currency into the domestic currency using the
economic or “shadow” exchange rate. All tradable goods and services therefore require only one shadow
price, the shadow exchange rate (SER).
There are several ways to estimate shadow exchange rates, differing in both their accuracy and
conceptual and computational complexity. Section II below provides a brief review. These methods are
generally based on converting the nominal or official exchange rate (OER) to the shadow exchange rate,
through a conversion factor (the “shadow exchange rate factor”, or SERF): SER = OER * SERF.
Although more complex methods of estimating the SERF are generally more accurate, the
additional accuracy may not justify the extra effort when foreign exchange markets are not highly
distorted. A simple method may be sufficient, although simpler methods should be compared at least
occasionally with the results of more complex methods.
Despite the opportunity or potential for using simpler methods, there appears to be a percep-
tion that estimating the SERF is difficult and beyond the means of ordinary project analysis. Section III
below reviews the practice in recent project analyses at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The
review found that the calculation or documentation of the SERF was inadequate in up to 90 percent of
recent projects. Although calculating the SERF is relatively easy, as described in Section II, very few
project analyses at ADB make the effort, even in documenting the source of their estimates.
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The economic analysis of projects at ADB would be strengthened significantly through consis-
tent and correct application of the standard methods of project analysis, including the SERF (ADB
2003). Section IV below uses one of the simplest methods to estimate the SERF for several countries
in the Asian and Pacific region. The analysis shows that the method is easy to apply, and the required
data are generally easy to obtain. Since the SERF is a country parameter, though, and not specific to
any project, economists responsible for countrywide economic analysis should take the lead in estimat-
ing SERFs, leaving projects analysts responsible only for getting the latest estimates, and applying
them correctly and consistently. The SERF is also important in country economic assessment, as a
means of evaluating distortions in foreign exchange markets.
II. SUGGESTED METHODOLOGIES BASED ON ADB GUIDELINES
The SERF is the ratio of the SER to the OER. The SER is the weighted average of the demand
price for foreign exchange paid by importers and the supply price of foreign exchange received by export-
ers. Taxes and subsidies cause the SER to diverge from the OER.
ADB’s Guidelines for the Economic Analysis of Projects (1997) or Guidelines suggests three
alternative approaches for estimating the SCF or the SERF. One approach is applicable when the country
concerned enjoys balanced trade. The formula involves calculation of the SER based on the tariff-adjusted
OER, weighted according to import-export shares. Another approach takes into account the sustainability
of the country’s trade imbalance through an assessment of the equilibrium exchange rate (EER). The use
of the EER, rather than the market or official exchange rate, puts emphasis on the long-term stability of
the exchange rate because of its significant effect on project performance. Appendix 16 of the Guidelines
illustrates the application of these approaches to the Philippine case. This methodology is based on the
model developed by Jenkins and El-Hifnawi (1993).
The Guidelines also suggest that, when tariffs represent the only distortion to trade and there are
no distortions in factor or commodity prices, the SERF can be approximated by one plus the weighted
average tariff rate. This is consistent with the accepted definition of the SER as the weighted average of
the demand price for foreign exchange paid by importers and the supply price of foreign exchange received
by exporters.1
This third approach is equivalent to the methodology suggested by the United Kingdom’s Depart-
ment for International Development (DFID), formerly known as Overseas Development Administration
(ODA 1988).This simple trade-weighted formula can be represented as:
III. ADB PRACTICE IN ESTIMATING AND USING SERFS OF SCFS
Imports (cif) + Exports (fob)

SCF =
(Imports + Import taxes) + (Exports – Export taxes)
Total trade
= Total trade + Net trade taxes
where cif = cost, insurance & freight
fob = free on board
Alternatively:
SERF = 1 + Net trade taxes
Total trade
1
This is considered one application of Arnold Harberger’s weighted average method in partial equilibrium framework.
2
In its retrospective review of operations with respect to project economic analysis in 2002
(ADB 2003), the Economic Analysis and Operations Support Division (EREA) identified various areas
for improvement at different stages of the project cycle—identification, formulation, design, and ap-
praisal. On the estimation and use of standard conversion factors, it was common practice to use the
value of the SCF, or the SERF, that was used in the most recent project in the sector or in the country.
The review further noted that while this promotes consistency across projects, the SCF or SERF used
may not reflect prevailing economic conditions. It would not be surprising to discover that the original
value of the SCF or SERF may have been estimated several years back, given the practice of referring
to recent projects and accepting the value as that commonly used.
To verify this general observation and to glean useful insights from past practice, EREA
conducted a survey of 232 loan proposals (using the Report and Recommendation of the President or
RRP) approved from 1996 up to August 2003 (See Appendix 1).2 A summary of practice is presented
in Table 1 below. Almost 16 percent of the RRPs specifically cited the use of SCFs or SERFs from
previous projects. This figure is not considered very significant, but note that 69 percent of the RRPs
did not cite the source of the SCF/SERF at all. It is likely that most of these reports followed the same
practice of using values from recent projects.
Although referring to previous projects is common, it has occurred that projects in the same
country approved within months or days of each other use different values of SERF or SCF. This implies
Table 1: ADB Practice in Estimating SCFs, 1996 to 2003
PRACTICE NO. OF RRPS SHARE

(PERCENT)
1 Source not cited 160 69.0

2 Used in recent projects 36 15.5
3 Calculated/updated, of which 17 7.3
● using Jenkins’ model/Guidelines Appendix 16 4 1.7
● by consultants 2 0.9
● using trade data (data from CER or central banks) 7 3.0
● based on COSTAB 1 0.4
● others/not specified 3 1.3
4 Based on government-estimated parameters, other studies (inc. 5 2.2
5 Calculated based on the relationship between official exchange 4 1.7
rate and shadow exchange rate (or commercial rate)
6 Others 10 4.3
● Cited no significant distortions, so SCF=1 or close to 1 4 1.7
● Cited that there is no need for SCF because project costs are mainly 1 0.4
imports, so SCF=1
● SCF not available, so SCF=1 1 0.4
● Expert judgment 2 0.9
● Unclear (Econ costs estimated by first identifying ratios of market 2 0.9
price to economic costs, and then by multiplying the ratio by the
market price for each vehicle category separately); (SCF was
assumed based on international competitive bidding for some
contracts)
Total 232 100
Source: RRPs (as of August 2003).
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The survey focused only on the values of SCFs or SERFs used, not on their application. The observed inconsistent
application of the SCF or SERF with respect to the price numeraire is a separate issue.
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lack of coordination on countrywide parameters during project preparation. This can be prevented if
project teams can refer to a set of regularly updated countrywide parameters.
In contrast to usual practice, the SERF or SCF was calculated or updated in 17 RRPs sur-
veyed. Only four of these referred to the model developed by Jenkins and El-Hifnawi (1993). Although
this study provided illustrations for Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Philippines, it was referred to only in
three Philippine projects (two in 1996 and one in 2000) and one in Bangladesh (in 1997). Even with
the illustrations and the estimates of elasticity provided, very few attempts have been made to update
the SCFs or SERFs even for these countries. This may indicate that the illustrations were difficult to
follow, or there is a misconception that data are not available, or it is simply convenient for the analyst,
given limited resources, to refer to recent projects.
Seven RRPs referred to the use of trade data from the Country Economic Review or the
central bank of a developing member country (DMC) to calculate the SCF or SERF. Consultants’
reports under project preparatory technical assistance (PPTA) of two RRPs (one each in Pakistan and
Sri Lanka) used a simple formula based on weighted average of imports and exports, as in DFID’s
approach. The PPTA for Pakistan’s Irrigation Management (which later became Loan 1679-PAK:
Punjab Farmer Managed Irrigation) even included data on sales taxes on imports and subsidies on
imports. The PPTA of one RRP (Cambodia), however, calculated the SCF based only on average
import tariffs—also presented in the DFID Guidelines as an alternative formula.
Five RRPs referred to government-estimated parameters or other studies, including two PP-
TAs. Two RRPs noted that the SCF or SERF was calculated by consultants, although the PPTAs provid-
ed no details on the formula/model used.
Still a few others (six RRPs) cited that the SCF is equal or close to one because there are no
significant distortions, or project costs are mainly imports, or because an estimate of SCF is not available.
The first reason sounds acceptable, particularly if there indeed has been an assessment resulting to the
conclusion that there are no significant distortions in the economy. However, citing that project costs are
mainly imports is not justifiable, even assuming that the world price numeraire is used, in which case
benefits (normally in domestic price levels) still need to be converted to their world price equivalent. Not
using SCF because it is not available is not acceptable, particularly when alternative methods of SCF
calculation are available. Finally, there were two RRPs where the SCF derivation was suspect or unclear.
IV. APPLICATION OF SIMPLE TRADE-WEIGHTED

METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS
A. The Approach
Recognizing the limited application of the SCF methodology illustrated in the Guidelines, it is
worth considering practitioner-friendly approaches for calculating SCFs that corrects for at least the
minimum level of distortions in the economic price of foreign exchange.
Following the lead provided in the Guidelines on the use of the alternative approach when the
major distortions to factor and commodity prices are trade-related, the SCF may be approximated using
the short-cut and simple trade-weighted formula.
To illustrate the application of this approach, SCFs were calculated for as many DMCs as
possible using data from readily available sources. The International Financial Statistics (IFS) in CD-
ROM format contains data on import and export values while the Government Finance Statistics Year-
book (GFS) contains data on import and export taxes. Both data sources are published regularly by the
International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Only 17 DMCs had both sets of data from the IFS and GFS. Annual SCFs were calculated from
1996 to 2002, where data are available, as well as average SCF for each DMC.
B. Findings
Table 2 reveals that the annual SCF estimates per DMC are fairly stable, except for Myanmar
and Vanuatu. The table also indicates the possibility of using a time series of SCFs as a simple tracking
mechanism for progress (or otherwise) of reforms toward removing price distortions. Not only would
better practice in the estimation of SCFs improve analytical rigor in project economic analysis and project
design, it would also provide a useful indicator of overall country performance with respect to policy
reform.
Table 2: Estimated SCFs using Simple Trade-weighted Formula
RRPs, 1996-2003
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 AVER- RANGE AVER- RANGE
AGE AGE
Transition Economies
Azerbaijan .98 .98 .96 .97 .97 .96-.98
Mongolia .98 .99 1.00 .99 .99 .98-1.00 .95 .88-1.00
Viet Nam .93 .94 .94 .95 .96 .95 .95 .93-.96 .89 .80-.96
Pacific Island Economies
Fiji .95 .95 .95 .99 .99
Maldives .90 .90 .90 .90 .89 .89 .89 .90 .89-.90 .90 .90
Papua New Guinea .97 .96 .92 .92 .94 .92-.97 .92 .90-.96
Vanuatu .82 .87 .82 .85 .84 .82-.87
Other DMCs
Bhutan 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .90 .90
People’s Republic of
China .99 .99 .99 .99 .99 .92 .71-.93
India .86 .87 .87 .86 .87 .86 .86 .86-.87 .87 .80-.90
Indonesia .99 .99 1.01 .98 .96 .99 .96-1.01 .91 .80-.95
Myanmar .61 .67 .80 .79 .81 .74 .61-.81
Nepal .94 .94 .92 .93 .93 .92 .91 .93 .91-.94 .90 .88-.92
Pakistan .90 .89 .90 .91 .92 .91 .94 .91 .89-.94 .89 .84-.90
Philippines .93 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .93-.95 .86 .82-.91
Sri Lanka .95 .96 .95 .95 .97 .96 .96 .95-.97 .88 .79-.94
Thailand .96 .97 .97 .98 .98 .97 .97 .96-.98 .91 .90-.92
Sources: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook (IMF 2002), International Financial Statistics (IMF 2003).
For comparison purposes, Table 2 also presents the SCFs (or the reciprocal of SERFs) used in
RRPs approved from 1996 to August 2003. The estimated SCFs are generally within the range of SCFs
used in the RRPs. The major exceptions are Bhutan, PRC, Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand. The
difference may be explained by the presence of other distortions that were not captured by the simple
trade-weighted approach, or simply because of the use of other approaches. In the case of Bhutan, the
most recent RRP noted that the SCF was based on the average level of direct taxation and the level of
market distortion present in the economy, and cited the SCF used in a recent World Bank project. It is
not clear whether the direct taxation pertains to trade taxes or domestic taxes. For PRC, most of the
RRPs indicated using SCFs from recent projects, though a few cited calculations done during PPTA.
In the case of the Philippines, the SCF was calculated using the model developed by Jenkins
and El-Hifnawi, which accounted for the real exchange rate and sustainability of the trade imbalance.
Also included in the calculation is the equivalent tariff of quantitative import restrictions.
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In terms of averages, however, only Indonesia and Maldives have practically identical aver-
age SCFs (see Figure 1). For all other countries, except Fiji, the average SCFs, estimated using the
simple trade-weighted formula, are higher than the average SCFs used in RRPs. This provides a rough
indication of the possibility that the extent of economic distortions may have been overestimated for
most countries, and therefore indicating the need for a more rigorous assessment.
Figure 1: Average SCFs, 1996 – 2002
1.00
.98 FIJ
.96
MON
SCF (used in RRPs)
.94
RRP
.92 PNG
PRC
MLD NEP INO
.90 THA
VIE BHU
PAK
.88
SRI
.86 IND
PHI
.84
.82
.80
.80 .82 .84 .86 .88 .90 .92 .94 .96 .98 1.00
SCF (trade-weighted estimate)
C. Suggestions for Future Work on SCF or SERF Estimation
The IFS and the GFS are not the only sources of data on trade values and trade taxes. More
updated data would be available directly from DMC institutions (central banks, ministry or department
of finance and/or customs). Given the incomplete (and sometimes outdated) set of data for some DMCs
from the IFS and GFS, country economists would be in a good position to verify the calculated SCFs in
this report, based on country data to which they may have ready access. A recent application of this
approach was undertaken by the country economist for Azerbaijan, who noted that the calculation did
not require much effort. Data were sourced from the State Statistics Committee, National Bank of
Azerbaijan, and Ministry of Finance. Staff estimates were used in allocating aggregate data on cus-
toms charges and other taxes on international trade between imports and exports. Appendix 2 presents
the sample calculation.
It is worth noting that for some projects currently under preparation, SCFs have been estimat-
ed using the weighted average tariff rates from imports and customs revenue data. Examples include
the draft RRPs for FIJ: Suva-Nausori Water & Sewerage Project, SAM: Drainage Project, and AZE:
Flood Mitigation Project. More efficient use of resources would however be achieved if SCFs or
SERFs are estimated as part of country strategy and program (CSP) formulation, and not on a per
project basis. Country economists are encouraged to update the SCF or SERF at least annually, in
conjunction with the CSP exercise, with appropriate support from EREA when necessary.
As part of the task of assessing a DMC’s macroeconomic environment (or in tracking the
progress of policy reform), the formula should not be used mechanically, but to aid in analysis. The
country economist, with an intimate knowledge of the DMC, can make further adjustments with respect
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to other factors that can affect the true cost of foreign exchange. Such adjustments should however be
properly explained, and the logic clarified.
Depending on the trade regime in each DMC, for example, if the DMC imposes quantitative
restrictions on certain items that are considered significant, their tariff equivalent should be accounted
for. The tariff equivalent should be included in the denominator of the formula, and have the same sign as
import taxes and export taxes.
Where subsidies for certain items are significant and data are available, the formula may be
extended to:
In summary, the sample SCF estimates in Table 2 are not recommended for direct application.
The exercise is meant only to illustrate the ease in estimating SCFs, and this paper should not be cited
as a source for SCF estimates for any country. Instead, estimates should come from analyses specific to
a country, and should be based on the most recent data.
Given access to more updated data at the country level, the calculated SCFs can be verified
and adjusted further to take account of other significant distortions other than trade taxes and specific
country circumstances. The exercise is also expected to enhance understanding of economic distor-
tions and their impact on project design, performance, and sustainability.
Imports (cif) + Exports (fob)

SCF =
(Imports + Import taxes – Subsidies) + (Exports – Export taxes + Subsidies)
V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
EREA recommends periodic reassessment of the SCF or SERF. This echoes the finding in
EREA’s 2002 retrospective report on the importance of understanding the underlying tariff and macro-
economic environment in project economic analysis. This is particularly relevant for transition econo-
mies or where various factors are likely to affect the relationship between domestic and world price
levels. Tracking the SCF trend can also shed light on the progress of price-related structural adjust-
ment efforts and the need for further reforms, especially as regards trade and subsidy policy.
To improve practice in ADB, the calculation or validation of the SCF or SERF during prepara-
tion of the CSP and its updates is recommended. The simple trade-weighted formula for SCF calcula-
tion is a good starting point, and adjusted as deemed necessary to take account of other distortions,
where data are available. Guidance on the appropriate SCF or SERF to use will ensure consistency in
SCF or SERF values across projects during a processing year. The resource implications are almost
negligible since the minimum information/data required should already form part of the data set used
in CSP formulation.
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APPENDIX 1
CONVERSION FACTORS FOR SELECTED PROJECTS, 1996-2003
LOAN NO./TITLE/APPROVAL
NO./TITLE/APPROVAL SOURCE/REMARKS
TE
DATE
DA SCF/SERF OTHER CFS IN RRP RE SCF/SERF
AFG-1997 SCF=0.9 Not cited in RRP, but later information

Emergency Infrastructure indicated that based on the best estimate
Rehabilitation and of customs revenue and imports in 2002,
Reconstruction trade-weighted formula could put SCF at
3 Jun 03 roughly 0.9.
BAN-1952 SCF=0.8 SCF used for the Bangladesh road

Rural Infrastructure transport sector
Improvement
2 Dec 02
BAN-1947 SERF=1.05 Skilled L=0.87 Not cited

Urban Governance and Unskilled L=0.67
Infrastructure Improvement
(Sector), 28 Nov 02
BAN-1941 SCF=0.9 Agriculture L=0.85 Not cited

Jamuna-Meghna River Construction L=0.84
Erosion Mitigation
25 Nov 02
BAN-1920 SCF=0.8 Not cited

Road Network Improvement
and Maintenance I
10 Oct 02
BAN-1884 SCF=0.855 Unskilled L=0.8 Not cited

West Zone Power System Skilled L=1.1
Development
17 Dec 01
BAN-1831 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.85 Aug 2000. BAN. Draft Development

Second Small-scale Water Strategy. Vol. 8 Annex J: Economics,
Resources Development National Water Management Plan
Sector, 12 Jul 01 Project. Min of Water Resources

Road Maintenance and
Improvement
29 Nov 00
BAN-1782 SCF=0.89 SWRF=0.8 Not cited

Northwest Crop
Diversification
21 Nov 00
8
TE
DATE
BAN-1771 SERF=1.1 Agriculture and A trade-weighted shadow exchange rate

Chittagong Hill Tracts road construction of Tk56=$1 has been assumed, giving
Rural Development L=0.8 a SERF of 1.1
26 Oct 00 Other L=1

Dhaka Power
System Upgrade
21 Dec 99
BAN-1708 SCF=0.8 SCF as conventionally used in Bangladesh

Southwest Road Network
Development
16 Nov 99

Sundarbans Biodiversity
Conservation
27 Nov 98
BAN-1634 SCF=0.9 Rural labor, land and SCF as applied in other ADB projects
Rural Livelihood fixed assets=0.75 in Bangladesh
29 Sep 98
BAN-1581 SCF=0.84 Skilled L=0.84 SCF was derived. Shadow price factors
Third Rural Infrastructure Unskilled L=0.7 were calculated for major Project-related
Development (Various specific materials and components. A shadow
20 Nov 97 CFs provided) price factor was also derived for
agriculture.
TA Consultant’s Report: Shadow prices

calculated based on ADB Guidelines.
Supplementary Appendix 4.2, which
supposedly shows calculations, is not
available.

Jamuna Bridge Railway
Link
2 Oct 97
BAN-1524 SERF=1.7 Agricultural L=0.8 Following the methodology of Jenkins

Participatory Livestock and El-Hifnawi, recent data were
Development obtained from the 1996 CER to update the
earlier estimate.

Ninth Power, 18 Dec 96

Forestry Sector
21 Nov 96
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TE
DATE
BAN-1478 Economic costs are equal to the
Jamuna Bridge Access financial costs less 17% for taxes and
Roads customs duties
5 Nov 96
BHU-1763 SCF=0.9 SCF based on the average level of direct

Road Improvement taxation and the level of market
3 Oct 00 distortion present in the economy.
Evidence from recent studies, most
notably the WB’s Rural Access Project,
estimates a SCF of 0.9
BHU-1712 SCF=0.9 Skilled L=1 Not cited

Sustainable Rural Unskilled L=0.73
Electrification (or SWRF=0.955)
25 Nov 99
BHU-1625 SERF=1.11 Not cited

Urban Infrastructure
Improvement
30 Jul 98
CAM-1945 SCF=0.85 Not cited

GMS Cambodia Road
Improvement
26 Nov 02
CAM-1862 SCF=0.9 Farm and Unskilled Current ADB SCF for Cambodia
Northwestern Rural Labor=0.75
Development
27 Nov 01

Provincial Power Supply
5 Dec 00
CAM-1753 SCF=0.9 SCF in accordance with current practice

Stung-Chinit Irrigation for projects in Cambodia
and Rural Infrastructure
5 Sep 00
CAM-1741 SCF=0.9 Entrepreneurial SCF as used by ADB in recent studies

Rural Credit and Savings family L=0.95 in Cambodia
27 Apr 00 General
workers=0.75
CAM-1725 SCF=0.8 SCF as currently estimated in Cambodia

Provincial Towns
Improvement
20 Dec 99
10
TE
DATE
Primary Roads Restoration
21 Sep 99
CAM-1503 SCF=0.86 SCF was estimated from historical

Siem Reap Airport data available on the level of import
12 Dec 96 and export as well as duties and taxes
collected by the Government.
TA 2197-CAM: SCF formula based on
trade-weighted average imports and
exports
CAM-1468 SCF=0.9 SCF as for other scheduled project

Phnom Penh Water Supply funded by the World Bank, France,
and Drainage, 26 Sep 96 and Japan.
COO-1832 SCF=1 SWRF=0.8 No significant nationwide distortions

Waste Management, apart from import duties and taxes
17 Jul 01
FIJ-1902 SCF=0.986 Labor=0.86 Calculated for Fiji islands

Fiji Ports Development
5 Mar 02
FSM-1459 SCF=1 SWRF=0.9 Since the country uses the US$ as its
Water Supply and Sanitation (Chuuk, Kosrae, domestic currency and no significant
19 Sep 96 Pohnpei) price distortions exist in the market for
SWRF=0.9 (Yap) tradable inputs, the SCF is assumed to
be 1.
IND-1981 SCF=0.85 Not cited

Railway Sector
Improvment, 19 Dec 02

Madhya Pradesh State
Roads Sector Development
Program, 5 Dec 02

West Bengal Corridor
Development
11 Dec 01
IND-1868 SCF=0.9 Unskilled L=0.85 Not cited

Madhya Pradesh Power
Sector Development
Program, 6 Dec 01

Western Transport Corridor
20 Sep 01
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TE
DATE
IND-1813 SERF=1.11 Unskilled L=0.7 Not cited
Calcutta Environmental
Improvement
19 Dec 00
IND-1803 SCF=0.9 Unskilled L=0.85 Not cited

Gujarat Power Sector
Development Program
13 Dec 00
IND-1764 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.85 Not cited

Power Transmission
Improvement Sector
6 Oct 00
IND-1747 SCF=0.9 SCF is utilized in recent foreign-assisted

Surat-Manor Tollway road improvement projects
27 Jul 00

Karnataka Urban
Development and Coastal
Environmental Management
26 Oct 99

Rajasthan Urban
Infrastructure
Development, 3 Dec 98
IND-1591 SCF=0.8 SWRF=0.9 Not cited

LPG Pipeline, 16 Dec 97

Mumbai-Chennai Ports
29 Sep 97

Rural Telecommunications
28 Nov 96
INO-1983 SERF=1.053 SWRF=0.75 SERF based on SCF of 0.95

Power Transmission
Improvement
19 Dec 02
INO-1982 SERF=1.05 Not cited

Renewable Energy
Development
19 Dec 02
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INO-1909 SCF=0.9 Access roads=0.86 Roads CF based on TA3334:
Poor Farmers’ Income Road Rehabilitation
Improvement through
Innovation, 15 Aug 02
INO-1469 SCF=0.94 SWRF=0.9 Not cited

Integrated Pest Management
for Smallholder Estate Crop
26 Sep 96
INO-1428 SCF=0.943 Latest available estimate of the SCF for

North Java Improvement Indonesia
23 Jan 96
INO-1425 SCF=0.8 Civil works=0.87 Specific conversion factors based on

North Java Flood Control Nontradables=0.9 latest ADB parameters for use in
Sector Tradables=1.0 Indonesia. Nontradables include works
18 Jan 96 that require skilled labor and locally
manufactured materials. Tradables
include capital-intensive works that
require imported materials.
KAZ-1779 SCF=0.95 SWRF=0.9 Not cited

Farm Restructuring Sector (or a labor CF of
Development Program 0.855)
14 Nov 00
KAZ-1592 SCF=0.95 SWRF=0.75 No accepted SCF for KAZ. The forex

Water Resources provides one indicator of macro-
Management and Land economic balance, suggesting that SCF
Improvement is close to 1. Moreover, limited available
17 Dec 97 data on market prices suggest no
persistent trade biases. Officially, the
Government maintains a flat tariff of
10% on most commodities, which would
suggest a SCF of about 0.9. In practice,
however, it is believed that tariffs are
rarely collected due to a lack of customs
posts at international borders and the
continuing importance of barter trade.
Moreover, official tariffs are expected to
decline during the medium term as a
result of continuing trade liberalization.
Hence, SCF is set at 0.95 which also
tests for the sensitivity of this assumption.
KAZ-1455 SCF=1 A CF of 1 was assumed as no CF

Road Rehabilitation estimate was available at the time of
27 Aug 96 preparing this Report
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KGZ-1853 SCF=0.9 Not cited
Third Road Rehabilitation
31 Oct 01
KGZ-1742 SERF=1 There is no general guidance available on

Community-Based SCFs or SERFs appropriate for Kyrgyz.
Infrastructure Services Previous projects in the highway sector
Sector have used an SCF of 0.9, but this is for
8 Jun 00 Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz jointly. An
agricultural project used an SCF of 0.98
for agricultural projects in Kyrgyz. The
WB’s project analysis for rural projects
used an SCF of 1 assuming no
discernible distortions, and therefore a
reciprocal SERF of 1 was used in this
case.
KGZ-1726 SCF=0.95 Unskilled L=0.6 A recent WB project used a SCF of 1

Agriculture Area while this project’s PPTA used specific
Development CFs ranging from 0.91 to 0.98. The SCF
20 Dec 99 of 0.95 seems a realistic estimate,
particularly in view of the reforms and
liberalization of prices initiated by the
Government.
KGZ-1630 SCF=0.9 Not cited

Second Road Rehabilitation
10 Sep 98
KIR-1648 SWRF=0.9 SERF not specified

Sanitation, Public Health,
and Environmental
Improvement, 8 Dec 98
LAO-1994 SERF=1.11 Unskilled L=0.5 Consistent with those used in other

Small Towns Development Skilled L=1.0 ADB-funded projects of a similar
Sector Local materials=1.0 nature in Lao PDR
28 Jan 03
LAO-1989 SCF=0.8 Not cited

Northern Economic Corridor
20 Dec 02
LAO-1949 SERF=1.1 SWRF=0.9 Not cited

Smallholder Development
28 Nov 02
LAO-1933 SERF=1.1 SWRF=0.6 SERF and SWRF have been estimated

Nam Ngum River Basin employing generally accepted assumptions
Development Sector by other projects and sector studies.
11 Nov 02
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LAO-1834 SERF=1.11 In-kind Labor=0.5 Not cited
Vientiane Urban
Infrastructure and
Services, 23 Aug 01
LAO-1795 SCF=0.9 In the FS, a shadow price factor of 0.85

Rural Access Roads was used, based on local competitive
7 Dec 00 bidding for some contracts. For the final
detailed cost estimates, an economic
price factor of 0.9 was assumed based
on international competitive bidding for
some contracts.
LAO-1788 SCF=0.9 Agriculture L=0.77 Not cited

Decentralized Irrigation
Development and
Management Sector
28 Nov 00

Water Supply and Sanitation
16 Nov 99
LAO-1688 SCF=0.9 SWRF Not cited

Shifting Cultivation (peak season)=0.8
Stabilization SWRF
11 May 99 (off-peak)=0.6

Power Transmission and
Distribution
30 Sep 97

Xieng Khouang Road
Improvement
9 Sep 97
LAO-1525 SCF=0.9 SCF as used in an earlier ADB project

Secondary Towns Urban in Lao PDR
Development
26 Jun 97
LAO-1488 SCF=0.8 SWRF=0.8 Not cited

Community-Managed
Irrigation Sector
21 Nov 96
LAO-1456 Because the costs of the Project mainly

Nam Leuk Hydropower consist of imported items and most of
10 Sep 96 the skilled labor must be employed from
outside the country during the construction
period, no SCF was applied.
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MAL-1500 SCF=0.9 Construction=0.96 Tan Tok Shiong. 1994. Shadow Prices
Klang River Basin Petroleum=0.94 for Malaysia with an Extended Semi
Environmental Improvement Machinery, Input-Output Method. Ph.D. thesis,
and Flood Mitigation Nonelectrical=0.98 Bradford University.
5 Dec 96 Electrical=0.81
Motor vehicles=0.78
Real estate &
dwellings=0.89
Other services=0.86
MLD-1887 SCF=0.9 Not cited

Outer Islands
Electrification Sector
18 Dec 01
MLD-1695 SCF=0.9 Skilled L=1

Regional Development Unskilled L=0.6 Not cited
2 Sep 99
MLD-1637 SCF=0.9 Not cited. SCF is applied not on the

Postsecondary Education Base Case, but as part of sensitivity test.
Development
30 Sep 98
MLD-1532 SCF=0.9 Not cited

Third Power System
Development
9 Sep 97
MON-1998 SERF=1.1 Based on ADB guidelines for Mongolia

Second Health Sector
Development
5 Jun 03
MON-1907 SERF=1.018 Unskilled L=1.2 SERF calculated for 2000

Integrated Development Skilled L=0.8
of Basic Urban Services
in Provincial Towns
6 Aug 02
MON-1847 SERF=1.11 As inverse of SCF. Nontradable

Housing (Finance) Sector components valued at market prices.
18 Oct 01
MON-1821 SCF=0.9 Not cited

Agriculture Sector
Development Program
21 Dec 00
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MON-1700 SCF=0.88 Not cited
Second Roads Development
30 Sep 99
MON-1560 SCF=1 SWRF=0.5 As there are no evident subsidies for

Provincial Towns Basic other resources to be used in the Project,
Urban Services nor is there a substantial difference
30 Sep 97 between the official exchange rate and
the shadow exchange rate, a SCF of 1
has been used for other items.
MON-1548 SCF=0.997 SCF calculated from 1995 import and

Ulaanbaatar Heat Efficiency export volume data and import and
25 Sep 97 export tax data
MON-1492 SCF=1 Based on 1995 import and export

Energy Conservation volume data and import and export tax
26 Nov 96 data, SCF was calculated at 0.997
NEP-1876 SCF=0.88 Not cited

Road Network Development
13 Dec 01
NEP-1778 SCF=0.9 SCF as generally adopted for project

Crop Diversification analysis in Nepal
9 Nov 00
NEP-1755 SCF=0.9 Unskilled L=0.7 Not cited

Small Towns Water Supply
and Sanitation Sector
12 Sep 00

Rural Electrification,
Distribution and
Transmission, 21 Dec 99
NEP-1650 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.5 Not cited

Rural Microfinance
8 Dec 98

Community Groundwater
Irrigation Sector, 26 Feb 98

Tribhuvan International
Airport Improvement
23 Jan 97
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NEP-1464 SCF=0.9 With no major distortions in wage and
Fourth Rural Water Supply commodity prices in Nepal, the benefits
and Sanitation Sector have not been shadow priced.
24 Sep 96

Third Livestock Development
19 Sep 96

Kali Gandaki “A”
Hydroelectric
23 Jul 96

Second Tourism Development
2 Jul 96
NEP-1450 SCF=0.9 Civil works=0.82 SCF in line with the economic

Rural Infrastructure Transport=0.85 assessments of other projects in Nepal
Development Fruits=1.6
27 Jun 96
NEP-1437 SCF=0.92 SWRF=0.92 Not cited

Second Irrigation Sector
16 May 96
PAK-1987/88 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.75 Not cited

Rural Finance Sector
Development Program
20 Dec 02
PAK-1950 SCF=0.9 Skilled L=1.1 Not cited

Punjab Community Water Unskilled L=0.8
Supply and Sanitation Female L=0.7
28 Nov 02
PAK-1934 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.75 Not cited

Sindh Rural Development
20 Nov 02
PAK-1928 SCF=0.9 Not cited

Punjab Road Development
Sector, 31 Oct 02
PNG-1925 SCF=0.9 Not cited

Coastal Fisheries
Management and
Development, 24 Oct 02
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PAK-1891 Economic costs estimated by first
Road Sector Development identifying ratios of market price to
Program economic costs, and then by multiplying
19 Dec 01 the ratio by the market price for each
vehicle category separately
PAK-1854 Economic evaluations were based on the

North-West Frontier domestic price numeraire and exclude
Province Urban Development taxes (10%) and other market
Sector distortions (with a SCF of 0.85).
8 Nov 01 A SERF was applied to tradable
components of project costs.
PAK-1787 SCF=0.9 Rural L=0.78 Not cited

Northwest Frontier
Province Barani Area
Development, 28 Nov 00
PAK-1679 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.85 Based on data from Country Economic

Punjab Farmer-Managed Review (Sep 1997), the SER was
Irrigation re-estimated during appraisal. PPTA
25 Mar 99 (2452-PAK) report noted that “SCF is
estimated by weighted average of import
and export tariff excluding subsidies.
The weights are based on the volume of
imports and exports in the total trade of
the country during the year. An average
of five years is taken to account for
fluctuation in trade regimes, taxes and
subsidies.” Derivation of the SCF is
provided in Annex 9 Table 23.

Malakand Rural Development
18 Mar 99
PAK-1578 SERF=1.15 SWRF=0.75 SERF estimated by the consultants

Second Flood Protection
Sector
13 Nov 97
PAK-1539 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.64 Not cited

Korangi Wastewater
Management
18 Sep 97

Dera Ghazi Khan Rural
Development
4 Sep 97
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Bahawalpur Rural
Development
26 Sep 96
PAK-1424 SCF=0.837 Unskilled L=0.7 An average SCF was estimated at 0.88

Ghazi Barotha Hydropower from trade data for a period of 5 years
16 Jan 96 using the standard definition. Based on
these assumptions, the SCF for the
Project was estimated as 0.837.
PHI-1984 SERF=1.2 Unskilled L=0.7 SERF as inverse of SCF of 0.83

Electricity Market and
Transmission Development
19 Dec 02
PHI-1843 SERF=1.22 Unskilled L=0.7 As inverse of SCF

Mindanao Basic Urban
Services Sector
27 Sep 01
PHI-1772 SCF=0.91 SWRF=0.68 SCF calculated using model developed by

Infrastructure for Rural the Harvard Institute for International
Productivity Enhancement Development (HIID) and 1997 data
Sector (latest available). Sensitivity analysis
31 Oct 00 used SCF of 0.83, as calculated by the
National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA).
PHI-1745 SERF=1.21 Unskilled L=0.6 Not cited

Pasig River Environmental Land for
Management and resettlement=0.2
Rehabilitation Sector
20 Jul 00
PHI-1668 SERF=1.11 Unskilled L=0.7 Not cited

Southern Philippines
Irrigation Sector
18 Dec 98
PHI-1667 SCF=0.83 Skilled L=1 SCF based on the estimate of NEDA

Agrarian Reform
Communities
18 Dec 98
PHI-1665 SCF=0.9 Domestic machinery, Not cited

Metro Manila Air Quality civil works=1..3
Improvement Sector Transport=1.2
Development Program
16 Dec 98
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PHI-1658 SERF=1.11 Unskilled L=0.6 SCF has been adopted following ADB’s
Clark Area Municipal standards
Development
15 Dec 98
PHI-1599 SERF=1.19 CF is the same as the one adopted for

Subic Bay Area Municipal ADB’s Regional Municipal
Development Development Project in 1995
19 Dec 97
PHI-1590 SCF=0.82 Not cited

Power Transmission
Reinforcement
16 Dec 97
PHI-1562 SERF=1.11 SWRF=0.6 Not cited

Fisheries Resource
Management
16 Oct 97
PHI-1536 SCF=0.82 Not cited

Third Airports Development
(Southern Philippines)
16 Sep 97
PHI-1473 SERF=1.20 SWRF=0.6 Not cited

Sixth Road, 30 Sep 96
PHI-1472 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.6 Not cited

Small Towns Water Supply
Sector
30 Sep 96
PHI-1453 SCF=0.82 Based on 1994 economic data, using

Bukidnon Integrated Area the model developed by HIID.
Development Economic Parameters for the Appraisal
23 Jul 96 of Investment Projects: Bangladesh,
Indonesia and Philippines, Dec 1993.
PHI-1440 SCF=0.9 SCF from World Bank

Rural Water Supply and
Sanitation Sector, 4 Jun 96
PHI-1421 SCF=0.8 Transport=0.84 Based on HIID study by Jenkins and

Cordillera Highland El-Hifnawi
Agricultural Resource
Management
11 Jan 96
PNG-1812 SERF=1.1 Not cited

Provincial Towns Water
Supply and Sanitation
14 Dec 00
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PNG-1754 SCF=0.96 Local L=0.85 Not cited

Rehabilitation of the
Maritime Navigation Aids
System, 12 Sep 00
PNG-1656 SCF=0.9 SCF is as recommended by ADB

Fisheries Development
11 Dec 98
PNG-1652 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.7 Not cited

Smallholder Support
Services Pilot
10 Dec 98
PRC-1996 SCF=0.89 Not cited, but note: SERF should have

Wuhan Wastewater been used instead of SCF since the
Management domestic price numeraire is used.
25 Apr 03
PRC-1995 SERF=1.08 Skilled L=2.0 Not cited

Harbin Water Supply Unskilled L=0.67
11 Mar 03
PRC-1967 SERF=1.08 Not cited

Shaanxi Road
Development II
12 Dec 02
PRC-1922 SCF=0.93 Equipment=1.0 Not cited

Hebei Zhanghewan Steel=1.67
Pumped Storage Cement=0.76
18 Oct 02 Timber=0.82
Skilled L=2.0
Unskilled L=0.67
PRC-1919 SERF=1.07 SWRF=0.9 SERF is the inverse of the SCF, which is

Songhua River Flood 0.93 based on recent project economic
Management Sector analysis for PRC-1835: Yellow River
20 Sep 02 Flood Mgt Sector approved in Aug 01
PRC-1918 SERF=1.08 Unskilled L=0.67 Not cited

Southern Sichuan Roads
Development
20 Sep 02
PRC-1901 SCF=0.93 Equipment=1.0 SPERC: Report on Shen-Da

Shen-Da Power Steel=1.51 Transmission Project
Transmission and Grid Cement=0.69
Rehabilitation Timber=0.63
20 Dec 01 Skilled L=2
Unskilled L=0.67
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PRC-1890 SERF=1.11 Skilled L=0.8 SERF as inverse of SCF of 0.9 used by

Acid Rain Control and Semi-skilled L=1 ADB for PRC projects
Environmental Improvement Unskilled L=1.2
19 Dec 01 Average CF=0.8-0.82
PRC-1851 SERF=1.08 Equipment=0.967 Not cited

Guangxi Roads Development Local road
30 Oct 01 construction and
maintenance=0.9

Ganzhou-Longyan Railway Skilled L=1.0
30 Oct 01

Shaanxi Road Development Skilled L=1.0
30 Aug 01
PRC-1835 SERF=1.07 Unskilled L=0.9 As inverse of SCF of 0.93

Yellow River Flood
Management Sector
28 Aug 01
PRC-1818 SCF=0.93 Skilled L=2 Not cited

Wind Power Development Unskilled L=0.67
20 Dec 00 Equipment=1
Steel=1.51
Cement=0.69
Timber=0.63
PRC-1797 SERF=1.11 Land=0.51-0.8

Tianjin Wastewater Unskilled L=0.8
Treatment and Water Skilled L=1 See Supplementary Appendix E for a
Resources, 11 Dec 00 more detailed discussion.

Chongqing-Guizhou Skilled L=1
Roads Development Capital=0.964
21 Nov 00 O&M=1
PRC-1748 SERF=1.08 Unskilled L=0.75

Hefei-Xi’an Railway Skilled L=1 Not cited
17 Aug 00
PRC-1715 SCF=0.9 Domestic machinery, CFs are consistent with those used in
Shanxi Environmental civil works & ADB projects in PRC.
Improvement construction=1.3
7 Dec 99 Transport=1.2
Skilled L=1.3
Unskilled L=0.8
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Shanxi Road Development Skilled L=1
30 Sep 99 Capital=0.964
O&M=1
PRC-1692 SCF=0.93 Unskilled L=0.8 CFs have been used for other ADB
Suzhou Creek Rehabilitation Skilled L=2 projects in PRC
29 Jun 99 Power=1.3
PRC-1691 SERF=1.08 Workers Not cited

Southern Yunnan Road permanent=1
Development temporary=0.5
24 Jun 99 (average of 0.85)
Civil works,
O&M=0.96
PRC-1644 SCF=0.93 Skilled L=2 The methodology and presentation of

Yunnan Dachaoshan Power Unskilled L=0.667 shadow prices are detailed in the report
Transmission Equipment=1 prepared by BERI: Least Cost Study
27 Nov 98 Steel=1.286 for Yunnan Power System and
Cement=0.623 Economic Analysis on the Dachaoshan
Timber=1.378 Power Transmission Project.
PRC-1641 SERF=1.08 Capital=0.9 Not cited

Changchun-Harbin O&M=0.98
Expressway SWRF=1
27 Nov 98
PRC-1638 SERF=1.08 Skilled L=1.5 Not cited

Chengdu-Nanchong Unskilled L=0.5
Expressway (or average SWRF
10 Nov 98 of 0.65)
Civil works,
O&M=0.95
PRC-1636 SCF=0.93 Unskilled L=0.8 Not cited

Fuzhou Water Supply and Skilled L=2
Wastewater Treatment Domestic machinery,
30 Sep 98 civil works/
construction=1.3
PRC-1636 SCF=0.93 Unskilled L=0.8 Not cited

Fuzhou Water Supply and Skilled L=2
Wastewater Treatment Domestic machinery,
30 Sep 98 civil works/
construction=1.3
PRC-1625 SCF=0.926 Not cited

Ghuizou-Shuibai Railway
18 Aug 98
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Hebei Roads Development
18 Jun 98
PRC-1584 SCF=0.926 Skilled L=1.5 Not cited

Xiamen Port Civil works/
27 Nov 97 maintenance,
equipment/
maintenance=0.99
PRC-1582 SCF=0.98 Various CFs Not cited

Northeast Power differentiated
Transmission between North
25 Nov 97 and South for
equipment, steel,
cement, timber,
skilled labor

Shenmu-Yanan Railway
29 Sep 97
PRC-1544 SERF=1.08 Skilled L=2 CFs consistent with those used in

Zhejiang-Shanxi Water Unskilled L=0.8 previous ADB projects in PRC
Supply I Domestic machinery,
24 Sep 97 civil works &
construction=1.3
Transportation=1.2
PRC-1490 SCF=1.4 Unskilled L=0.8 Not cited, but application seems to

Anhui Environmental Semi-skilled L=1 indicate that the SCF should be
Improvement Project for Skilled L=1.2 referred to as SERF
Municipal Wastewater Utilities=1.4
Treatment, 26 Nov 96
PRC-1484 SCF=0.92 SWRF=0.5 Not cited

Jiangxi Expressway
19 Nov 96

Shenyang-Jinzhou
Expressway
19 Nov 96

Chongqing Expressway
27 Sep 96

Daxian-Wanxian Railway
4 Jun 96
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PRC-1436 Group CF of 1.4 for locally produced

Second Industrial Energy goods
Efficiency and Environment Group CF of 1.5 for operating cost
Improvement, 9 May 96 components
PRC-1427 SCF=0.9 Cement=0.7 Not cited

Fangcheng Port
18 Jun 96
REG-1977 SCF=0.9
CAR: Regional Power (TAJ), 0.7 Not cited
Transmission Modernization (UZB)
17 Dec 02
REG-1774 SCF=0.9 Not cited

Almaty-Bishkek Regional
Road Rehabilitation
31 Oct 00
REG-1969/70/71 SERF=1.11 SWRF: Not cited

GMS: Mekong Tourism CAM=0.75
Development VIE=0.65
12 Dec 02 LAO=0.6
REG-1727 SCF=0.85 CFs not specified SCF has been established as a standard
GMS: East-West Corridor for similar externally financed projects
20 Dec 99 in Viet Nam and elsewhere
REG-1659 SCF=0.85 SCF has been established as a standard

GMS: Phnom Penh to for similar externally financed projects
Ho Chi Minh City elsewhere
Highway, 15 Dec 98
RMI-1948 Financial costs converted to economic costs

Outer Island Transport by eliminating price escalation and IDC
Infrastructure as well as taxes and duties from
28 Nov 02 financial costs
RMI-1694 SCF=0.9 Unskilled L=0.7 In March 1999, the Government

Ebeye Health and announced its intention to reduce the
Infrastructure general import duty to 5%. Allowing
12 Aug 99 some room for commodity-specific import
duties and elements of non-tariff barriers,
a SCF of 0.9 is applied
SAM-1886 SCF=0.8 Not cited

Power Sector Improvement
17 Dec 01
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SRI-1993 SERF=1.1 Unskilled L=0.7 Not cited

Secondary Towns and Overall adjustment
Community-Based factor=0.82
Rural WSS
16 Jan 03
SRI-1913/14 SCF=0.94 SWRF=1.0 Not cited

Plantation Development
13 Sep 02
SRI-1986 SCF=0.785 Not cited

Road Sector
Development, 19 Dec 02
SRI-1849 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.75 Not cited

Southern Province
Rural Economic
Advancement, 26 Oct 01
SRI-1767 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.81 SCF is consistent with recent SCFs

Protected Area Management applied in ADB and WB projects
and Wildlife Conservation
19 Oct 00
SRI-1757 SCF=0.94 Skilled L=1 SCF computed from 10 years data of

Water Resources Unskilled l=0.7 the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Management Electricity=1.1
19 Sep 00

Secondary Education
Modernization
12 Sep 00

Coastal Resource
Management
7 Dec 99

Southern Transport
Development
25 Nov 99

Road Network
Improvement
8 Dec 98

Tea Development
10 Nov 98
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SRI-1632 SERF=1.11 Not cited
Urban Development
and Low Income Housing
24 Sep 98
SRI-1575 SERF=1.1 SWRF=0.7 Not cited

Third Water Supply
and Sanitation Sector
6 Nov 97

Southern Provincial
Roads Improvement
30 Oct 97

Second Perennial Crops
Development
25 Sep 97
SRI-1545 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.9 SCF is the most recent estimate

Upper Watershed calculated by ADB and is consistent
Management with recent World Bank documents
24 Sep 97

North Central Province
Rural Development
24 Sep 96

Emergency Rehabilitation
of Petroleum Facilities
16 May 96
TAJ-1980 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.8 Not cited

Agriculture Rehabilitation
Sector Development
Program, 18 Dec 02
TAJ-1819 SCF=0.9 Unskilled L=0.75 Not cited

Road Rehabilitation
20 Dec 00
TAJ-1817 SCF=0.9 Not cited

Power Rehabilitation
20 Dec 00
THA-1528 SCF=0.92 SWRF=0.8 Not cited

Nong Khai-Udon
Thani Water Supply
1 Jul 97
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THA-1489 SCF=0.9 Not cited

Third Rural
Telecommunications
26 Nov 96
THA-1429 SCF=0.92 Not cited

Rural Electrification
23 Jan 96
TON-1497 SCF=0.8 Revenues=0.7 Not cited

Tonga Power Development
3 Dec 96
TUV-1921 Capital investment costs converted to

Maritime Training economic equivalent allowing for
16 Oct 02 transfer payments, taxes and duties, and
the effects of inflation. Economic costs,
produced as an output from COSTAB,
indicate an overall conversion factor of
0.968 for the project baseline costs.
UZB-1903 SERF=1.4 Labor=0.8 SERF based on the relationship between

Western Uzbekistan official rate and commercial rate
Rural Water Supply
2 May 02
UZB-1842 SERF=2 Labor=0.8 Based on the existing relationship

Urban Water Supply between the commercial rate and the
27 Sep 01 estimated SERF (calculated based on
the weighted average of the three
exchange rates existing in UZB: official
rate, commercial rate, market rate; and
the estimated volume of transactions at
each rate). Labor: excess employment in
communal services for both skilled
and unskilled.
UZB-1833 SERF=2 SWRF=0.8 Highly overvalued exchange rate.

Ak Altin Agricultural Civil works=0.93 Labor: less than full employment in
Development rural areas
23 Aug 01
UZB-1773 SCF=0.75 Not cited

Railway Modernization
31 Oct 00

Road Rehabilitation
15 Dec 98
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Railway Rehabilitation
15 Sep 98
UZB-1504 SERF=1.25 SERF was considered appropriate in view

Rural Enterprise of uncertainties in the foreign exchange
Development market vis-à-vis the relatively sound
17 Dec 96 economic fundamentals in the medium
term. SERF was sensitivity-tested at
1.12 and 1.50
VIE-1855 SERF=1.043 Derived by dividing SER (D14599/$)

Second Red River with OER (D14000/$)
Basin Sector
13 Nov 01
VIE-1880 SERF=1.11 Unskilled L=0.65 Not cited

Third Provincial Towns
Water Supply and
Sanitation, 13 Dec 01
VIE-1888 SCF=0.93 Rural L=0.57 Calculated by means of domestic to

Provincial Roads Skilled L=0.97 border price conversion
Improvement Sector
18 Dec 01
VIE-1979 No mention of economic pricing

Upper Secondary assumptions
Education Development
17 Dec 02
VIE-1781 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.8 Not cited

Tea and Fruit Development
14 Nov 00
VIE-1702 SERF=1.11 Unskilled L=0.65

Ho Chi Minh City Skilled L=1 Not cited
Environmental Improvement
7 Oct 99
VIE-1653 SCF=0.85 SCF has been established as a standard

Third Road Improvement for similar externally financed projects
10 Dec 98 elsewhere.
VIE-1585 SCF=0.8 Not cited

Central and Southern
Viet Nam Power Distribution
27 Sep 97
30
TE
DATE
VIE-1564 SCF=0.8 Not cited

Rural Infrastructure Sector
23 Oct 97
VIE-1515 SERF=1.08 Not cited

Forestry Sector, 20 Mar 97
VIE-1514 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.6

Second Provincial Power=1.4
Towns Water Supply
and Sanitation, 27 Feb 97
VIE-1487 Economic costs derived by adjusting

Second Road Improvement financial costs by 5% to account for
21 Nov 96 taxes and duties and a small adjustment
for the SWR.
Source: RRPs approved from 1996 to August 2003.
Legend:
AFG Afghanistan NEP Nepal
BHU Bhutan PAK Pakistan
CAM Cambodia PHI Philippines
COO Cook Islands PNG Papua New Guinea
FIJ Fiji, Republic of PRC People’s Republic of China
FSM Micronesia, Federated State of REG Regional
IND India RMI Marshall Islands, Republic of
INO Indonesia SRI Sri Lanka
KAZ Kazakhstan THA Thailand
KGZ Kyrgyz, Republic of TAJ Tajikistan
KIR Kiribati TON Tonga
LAO Lao People’s Democratic Republic TUV Tuvalu
MAL Malaysia UZB Uzbekistan
MLD Maldives VIE Viet Nam
MON Mongolia
Other Abbreviations:
CER Country Economic Report
CF conversion factor
L labor
O&M operation and maintenance
SWRF shadow wage rate factor
31
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February 2004
APPENDIX 2:
SAMPLE CALCULATION OF SCF: AZERBAIJAN
Unit 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Average Source
Merchandise imports (cif) Million US dollars 1077.0 1036.0 1172.1 1430.9 1665.3 State Statistics Committee
Merchandise exports (fob) Million US dollars 677.8 1025.2 1799.0 2045.9 2304.9 National Bank of Azerbaijan
Taxes on international trade Billion manats

Import duties Billion manats 246.5 269.5 271.3 237.3 259.5 Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan
Export duties Billion manats 0.0 8.1 183.1 39.2 99.3 Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan
Export Tax Billion manats 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan
Customs charges Billion manats 38.5 40.0 39.8 23.0 17.3 Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan
Estimated share of imports Billion manats 23.6 20.1 15.7 9.5 7.2 ADB staff estimate
Estimated share of exports Billion manats 14.9 19.9 24.1 13.5 10.0 ADB staff estimate
Other taxes on international trade Billion manats 323.5 357.6 534.1 322.6 393.3 Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan
Estimated share of imports Billion manats 198.5 179.7 210.7 132.8 165.0 ADB staff estimate
Estimated share of exports Billion manats 124.9 177.8 323.4 189.8 228.3 ADB staff estimate
Exchange rate Manats per US$ 3868.7 4120.2 4474.2 4656.0 4860.8 National Bank of Azerbaijan
Standard conversion factor 0.95 0.97 1.00 0.99 1.00 0.98

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ERD Technical Note No.

ERD Technical Note No. 11

Shadow Exchange Rates for Project

Anneli Lagman- Martin

2004 by Asian Development Bank

The views expressed in this paper are those of the author(s)

II. SUGGESTED METHODOLOGIES BASED

III. ADB PRACTICE IN ESTIMATING AND USING

IV. APPLICATION OF SIMPLE TRADE-WEIGHTED

V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 7

APPENDIX 1: CONVERSION FACTORS FOR SELECTED

APPENDIX 2: SAMPLE CALCULATION OF SCF:

II. SUGGESTED METHODOLOGIES BASED ON ADB GUIDELINES

Imports (cif) + Exports (fob)

Table 1: ADB Practice in Estimating SCFs, 1996 to 2003

PRACTICE NO. OF RRPS SHARE

1 Source not cited 160 69.0

Source: RRPs (as of August 2003).

IV. APPLICATION OF SIMPLE TRADE-WEIGHTED

Figure 1: Average SCFs, 1996 – 2002

C. Suggestions for Future Work on SCF or SERF Estimation

Imports (cif) + Exports (fob)

V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

AFG-1997 SCF=0.9 Not cited in RRP, but later information

BAN-1952 SCF=0.8 SCF used for the Bangladesh road

BAN-1947 SERF=1.05 Skilled L=0.87 Not cited

BAN-1941 SCF=0.9 Agriculture L=0.85 Not cited

BAN-1920 SCF=0.8 Not cited

BAN-1884 SCF=0.855 Unskilled L=0.8 Not cited

BAN-1831 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.85 Aug 2000. BAN. Draft Development

BAN-1789 SCF=0.8 Not cited

BAN-1782 SCF=0.89 SWRF=0.8 Not cited

BAN-1771 SERF=1.1 Agriculture and A trade-weighted shadow exchange rate

BAN-1730 SCF=0.855 SWRF=0.9 Not cited

BAN-1708 SCF=0.8 SCF as conventionally used in Bangladesh

BAN-1643 SCF=0.86 Not cited

TA Consultant’s Report: Shadow prices

BAN-1561 SCF=0.834 SWRF=0.75 Not cited

BAN-1524 SERF=1.7 Agricultural L=0.8 Following the methodology of Jenkins

BAN-1505 SCF=0.855 SWRF=0.9 Not cited

BAN-1486 SCF=0.75 SWRF=0.8 Not cited

BHU-1763 SCF=0.9 SCF based on the average level of direct

BHU-1712 SCF=0.9 Skilled L=1 Not cited

BHU-1625 SERF=1.11 Not cited

CAM-1945 SCF=0.85 Not cited

CAM-1794 SCF=0.9 Not cited

CAM-1753 SCF=0.9 SCF in accordance with current practice

CAM-1741 SCF=0.9 Entrepreneurial SCF as used by ADB in recent studies

CAM-1725 SCF=0.8 SCF as currently estimated in Cambodia

CAM-1503 SCF=0.86 SCF was estimated from historical

CAM-1468 SCF=0.9 SCF as for other scheduled project

COO-1832 SCF=1 SWRF=0.8 No significant nationwide distortions

FIJ-1902 SCF=0.986 Labor=0.86 Calculated for Fiji islands

IND-1981 SCF=0.85 Not cited

IND-1958 SCF=0.9 Not cited

IND-1870 SCF=0.8 Not cited

IND-1868 SCF=0.9 Unskilled L=0.85 Not cited

IND-1839 SCF=0.85 Not cited

IND-1803 SCF=0.9 Unskilled L=0.85 Not cited

IND-1764 SCF=0.9 SWRF=0.85 Not cited

IND-1747 SCF=0.9 SCF is utilized in recent foreign-assisted

IND-1704 SCF=0.9 Not cited