On the relationship between discounting and complicated behavior in dynamic optimization models

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 421-434

  Mitra, Tapan ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Discounting; Dynamics; Entropy; Optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032518056     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(97)00067-x     Document Type: Article

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