Characterizing sustainability: The converse of Hartwick's rule

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 159-165

  Withagen, Cees ^a   B Asheim, Geir ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

C61; Hartwick's rule; Optimal control theory; Q20; Q30; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012275807     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1889(97)00109-7     Document Type: Article

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