Debating about the discount rate: The basic economic ingredients

Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 38-55

  Gollier, Christian ^a  

^a TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

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Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; DISCOUNT RATE; ECONOMIC GROWTH;

EID: 77952807087     PISSN: 14656493     EISSN: 14682516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2516.2010.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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