Loop eigenvalue elasticity analysis: Three case studies

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-162

  Kampmann, Christian Erik ^a   Oliva, Rogelio ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUE; ELASTICITY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 33746209250     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: 10991727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.333     Document Type: Article

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