An approximate dynamic programming framework for modeling global climate policy under decision-dependent uncertainty

Computational Management Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 339-362

  Webster, Mort ^a   Santen, Nidhi ^a   Parpas, Panos ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approximate dynamic programming; Climate policy analysis; Decision dependent uncertainty; Endogenous uncertainty; Stochastic dynamic programming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865422066     PISSN: 1619697X     EISSN: 16196988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10287-012-0147-1     Document Type: Article

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