Transitional dynamics and the distribution of assets

Economic Theory

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 381-400

  Obiols Homs, Francesc ^a   Urrutia, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous agents; Neoclassical growth model; Wealth dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244460373     PISSN: 09382259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00199-003-0447-3     Document Type: Article

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