Solution of perfect foresight saddlepoint problems: A simple method and applications

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 737-753

  Brunner, Martin ^a   Strulik, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Saddlepoint problems; Transitional dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038211475     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1889(00)00078-6     Document Type: Article

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