Comparison Utility in a Growth Model

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-367

  Carroll, Christopher D ^a   Overland, Jody ^b   Weil, David N ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous growth; Habit formation; Relative consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002969888     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009740920294     Document Type: Review

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