Information, stabilization, and welfare: The case of sunspots

Macroeconomic Dynamics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 463-481

  Chattopadhyay, Subir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Golden rule; Overlapping generations; Pareto optimal improvements; Stabilization; Stationary sunspots

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033270125     PISSN: 13651005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1365100599013012     Document Type: Article

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