Chapter 12 Approximation, perturbation, and projection methods in economic analysis

Handbook of Computational Economics

Volumn 1, Issue , 1996, Pages 509-585

  Judd, Kenneth L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350095643     PISSN: 15740021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0021(96)01014-3     Document Type: Review

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