A comparison of numerical and analytic approximate solutions to an intertemporal consumption choice problem

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 273-295

  Campbell, John Y ^a   Koo, Hyeng Keun ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Integral equations; Intertemporal consumption choice; Numerical quadrature; Nystrom's method

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031065887     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1889(96)00932-3     Document Type: Article

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