Logconcavity versus Logconvexity: A Complete Characterization

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 350-369

  An, Mark Yuying ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001582531     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeth.1998.2400     Document Type: Article

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