Von Neumann, the classical economists and arrow-Debreu: Some notes

Acta Oeconomica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-62

  Kurz, H D ^a   Salvadori, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Arrow Debreu model; Classical economics; Growth; Value and distribution; Von Neumann model

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; ECONOMICS; MODEL;

EID: 3042813297     PISSN: 00016373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AOecon.54.2004.1.3     Document Type: Article

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