The effects of irreversibility and uncertainty on capital accumulation

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 339-377

  Abel, Andrew B ^a   Eberly, Janice C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Investment; Irreversibility; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033473733     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(99)00029-X     Document Type: Article

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