Re-formulation of the Ramsey model of optimal growth with the Richards population growth law

WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 473-478

  Accinelli, Elvio ^a   Brida, Juan Gabriel ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ECONOMIC GROWTH THEORY; OPTIMAL GROWTH; RAMSEY MODEL;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 33745624600     PISSN: 11092769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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